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POLISH FAMILIES HAVE BEEN BUYING HOMES IN MIDDLE VILLAGE FOR 10 YEARS NOW!
Sep 11, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
What a refreshing change in our Community. We now have the European Deli on Metropolitan Avenue celebrating 10 years in business. We have a Polish Nursery school. Many new Homeowners and tenants in...
How Paper And Color Can Make You Dream. Exclusive Interview With Artist Adele Rahte.
Sep 04, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 273 273 recommendations | email to a friend
  Interview by Tiziano Thomas Dossena I met Adele Rahte at the beautiful Harlem house of a common friend, the soprano Lauren Flanigan. The conversation soon turned from music (we had just the fortu...
Construction Accidents Involving Falls from Heights
Aug 21, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 343 343 recommendations | email to a friend
Why Are Falls from Heights So Significant in New York City? New York takes construction accidents involving falls from heights very seriously. In fact, the NY State Legislature passed the Scaffold ...
Sackstein Sacktein & Lee, LLP Sponsors the SUMAQ Peruvian Food Festival
Aug 16, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 372 372 recommendations | email to a friend
August 25–26, 2018: the SUMAQ Peruvian Food Festival in Nassau County on Long Island This year, Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP takes pride in being the lead sponsor of the SUMAQ Peruvian Food Festi...
Why You Have Legal Rights in Construction Accidents Involving Falling Objects
Aug 16, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 658 658 recommendations | email to a friend
Can Injured workers and families who have lost their loved ones pursue lawsuits? By December of 2017, a construction site at 61 Ninth Avenue in Chelsea had been repeatedly cited for construction co...
Company Security and Surveillance: Where Should Employers Draw the Line?
Aug 16, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 404 404 recommendations | email to a friend
Are Your Security and Surveillance Policies Violating Privacy Laws? Companies have the right to protect against internal theft or property destruction. They also have a responsibility to evaluate p...
Changes in New York State and NYC Sexual Harassment Laws
Aug 16, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 264 264 recommendations | email to a friend
Sexual Harassment: Mandatory Arbitration and Nondisclosure Agreements The NY legislature passed changes in sexual harassment law that Governor Cuomo signed into law on April 17, 2018. These laws we...
Your Rights Regarding Medical Treatment after a Work Injury
Aug 16, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 283 283 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s common knowledge in New York that, in the event of a work-related injury, you have a right to seek medical attention and have the costs covered by the workers’ compensation insurance provider....
Honesty—The Best Policy in a Workers' Compensation Claim
Aug 07, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 326 326 recommendations | email to a friend
The Dangers of Overstating or Understating the Nature of Your Injury When you've been injured on the job in the state of New York, you have a right to seek workers' compensation benefits to cover y...
How to Survive as a Small Business Owner Among a Myriad of Laws & Regulations
Aug 07, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 379 379 recommendations | email to a friend
Laws Small Business Owners Should Know About Business laws have multiplied over the years and as a small business owner, you might feel overwhelmed because there are so many. Which laws take priori...

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Enjoy a Mother's Day Brunch at the Queens Botanical Garden.
Weekly Entertainment Calendar - May 10 - May 17
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May 10, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 198 198 recommendations | email to a friend
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Plaxall's Third Annual "Plastique Trois"
By Natalie Rios nrios@queensledger.com This May, as a part of the LIC Arts Open, Plaxall, a family run plastics company is asking local artists to step outside of their standard medium at the "Plas...
May 10, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 183 183 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sakura Matsuri returns to Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s famed cherry blossom festival, Sakura Matsuri, returned this weekend. Though many of the trees were still in pre-bloom stages, the festival celebrating traditional and...
May 01, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 200 200 recommendations | email to a friend
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Celebrating the legacy of Louis Armstrong
The Queens Library, Louis Armstrong Museum and the Kupferberg Center of the Arts have come together to launch a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” in all 62...
May 01, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 186 186 recommendations | email to a friend
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Catch music from Egypt and Haiti at Flushing Town Hall.
Weekly Entertainment Calendar - May 3 - May 10
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May 01, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 200 200 recommendations | email to a friend
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Queens New Music Festival returns to the borough
The 7th annual Queens New Music Festival is making its way to Long Island City this May.
Apr 25, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 207 207 recommendations | email to a friend
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A display of Latin American culture at Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Several organizations joined the Corona Library for a cultural Earth Day event at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Saturday.
Apr 25, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 235 235 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Polar Bears are back. Catch this family-friendly show at Flushing Town Hall.
Weekly Entertainment Calendar - April 26- May 3
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Apr 25, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 210 210 recommendations | email to a friend
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CrossCurrent V brings Asian dance to Flushing
On Sunday, April 15, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company collaborated with the Queens College Dance Program for the CrossCurrent V dance series in Flushing.
Apr 17, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 165 165 recommendations | email to a friend
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Glendale art show displays work from 13 local artists
On Saturday, April 7, the Glendale Maspeth Methodist Church hosted an art show that showcased 13 of Glendale’s best artists.
Apr 17, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 279 279 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fly into spring with kite festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Get your kites ready.
Apr 17, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 181 181 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival is returning to Flushing Meadows Corona Park this Saturday.
Weekly Entertainment Calendar - April 19 - April 26
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Apr 17, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 210 210 recommendations | email to a friend
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Members of Chop and Quench will join Spanglish Fly on April 20 for a night of lively music and dance.
Global Mashup kicks off with boogaloo and afrobeat
Get ready for a night of dancing and soul-thumping beats.
Apr 12, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 192 192 recommendations | email to a friend
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Step Afrika! returns to Brooklyn
Step Afrika! is making its triumphant return to the Brooklyn Center for Performing Arts this Spring. On April 28th, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. the Step Afrika! performers will conclude the 2017-18 Kumble...
Apr 12, 2018 | 1 1 comments | 242 242 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stop by the Queens Jazz Overground and enjoy a free day of jazz from performances to education resources to workshops.
Weekly Entertainment Calendar - April 12 - April 19
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Apr 12, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 213 213 recommendations | email to a friend
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