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Important info on closing costs when selling a home. Jim Turano
Sep 20, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 180 180 recommendations | email to a friend
So besides hearing from a sales agent how much commission, or length of time for them to get the exclusive from you, do they explain your closing costs to you? From 42 years ago until today, I alwa...
Astoria Characters: The Multicultural Cook
Sep 17, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
To understand why Tenzing Ghama can’t wait to get up at 4 in the morning to start cooking, you have to believe in dreams. She’s always wanted to open a restaurant, but she’s never had the money or ...
Hire the most experienced hands on Broker- Jim Turano
Sep 16, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 314 314 recommendations | email to a friend
Now celebrating his 42 year in the Real Estate Business. Over 4,000 written appraisals to date completed. Appeared in New York State Supreme Court as an expert witness in appraising. During Pandemi...
Astoria Characters: The Complex Man
Sep 13, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 54 54 recommendations | email to a friend
It has been weeks since Stefano Poliseno has been to his Astoria Sports Complex.   Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling Stefano outside the closed Astoria Sports Complex. He parks his car – a white Maserati d...
From the earliest I can remember, I’ve always loved music. Exclusive interview with songwriter, singer and entertainer Paul Loren
Sep 08, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 638 638 recommendations | email to a friend
Interview by Tiziano Thomas Dossena Paul Loren is a singer, songwriter, producer, and consummate entertainer. A native New Yorker, Paul was raised on the rich legacy of soul, classic pop, and the G...
Astoria Characters: The Ladder That Fell From the Sky
Sep 03, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
It was more like a clatter than a crash. When the big bang occurred, I sprang from my swivel chair and flew to the window to see what could be the matter. There, sprawled on my lower-level flat roo...
The Origins Of Marriage
Aug 29, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 103 103 recommendations | email to a friend
legal marriage contract they may use, such because the community of property or an ante-nuptial contract. Some different essential agreements would come with whether or to not have children togethe...
Blood Memory, prose Poems: Reading these poems is an adventure of sorts in the emotional world
Aug 22, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 167 167 recommendations | email to a friend
R eview by Tiziano Thomas Dossena In this outstanding collection of poems in prose, or prose poems as they may be defined,  Michelle Reale  evaluates and presents the doubts, soul’s contortions, an...
42 Years in Business this September
Aug 21, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 187 187 recommendations | email to a friend
Jim Turano celebrates his 42 year in business this September. Broker of Diverse Real Estate of Middle Village. Residential, Mixed Use and Commercial Sales. Completed over 4,000 written appraisals t...
“I’ve wondered if even my most pessimistic books aren’t pessimistic enough…” Exclusive interview with award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi.
Aug 02, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 313 313 recommendations | email to a friend
Interview by Tiziano Thomas Dossena Paolo Bacigalupi  is a successful science fiction and fantasy writer. He has won the  Hugo ,  Nebula ,  John. W. Campbell ,  Compton Crook ,  Theodore Sturgeon ,...

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Tenzing, who is Tibetan, was born and raised in India.
The Multi-Cultural Cook
ASTORIA CHARACTERS
Sep 23, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Families flocked to the Variety Boys and Girls Club for a day of activities with community partners.
Variety hosts back-to-school festival
Following the first week of in-person learning, hundreds of families enjoyed a back-to-school festival at the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens (VBGC) in Astoria, marking the start of a new sch...
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Jemmie Davis hands out bags of food at Elmhurst Hospital
Food Bank, Elmhurst Hospital host food drive
Provide fresh produce for nearly 600 local families
Sep 23, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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New bike lanes coming to Sunnyside
Will affect significant portions of 39th and Barnett avenues
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Transit advocates and local officials lent their support of the Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act at the M/R Station in Elmhurst.
Pols push for fed funds for mass transit
Legislation would send $3B to MTA annually
Sep 21, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Queens Night Market to host fundraiser for Ida recover
Will open for the fall season this coming Saturday
Sep 21, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mets owner Steve Cohen provided the $17.5 million for the grants. (Photo: New York Mets)
Grant recipients get chance to say 'thank you'
Invited to Citi Field for pre-game ceremony with Cohen
Sep 21, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 34 34 recommendations | email to a friend
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Yun Cafe stays resilient after Ida
During Hurricane Ida, New Yorkers were shocked by videos of subway stations completely submerged in water, including many in Queens. Yet after only one week, the vibrant culture of the mass transit...
Sep 15, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Members of Elmhurst Hospital recognized 9/11 survivors with a special commemoration on September 10.
Elmhurst Hospital commemorates 9/11 survivors
Woodside resident Dominick Artale says he probably has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CPOD), as a result of volunteering at Ground Zero in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, ...
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Stefano outside the closed Astoria Sports Complex.
The Complex Man
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Some of the employees who worked at Windows on the World on 9/11 took part in the ceremony.
Restaurant workers from Twin Towers recall experiences
On the morning of September 11, 2001, the restaurant staff at Windows on the World went about their business as usual on the top floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. They prepared fo...
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A mural dedicated to local 9/11 victims has been restored on the outside wall of N&R Deli.
9/11 mural restored on 20th anniversary of attacks
A mural honoring three local residents killed in the 9/11 attacks has been given new life with a fresh coat of paint. The faces of Marcello Matricciano, Edward Lehman and James Cartier can be seen ...
Sep 15, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 89 89 recommendations | email to a friend
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NYPD Chief of Transportation discussed Kim Royster said there will be an increased NYPD presence around schools next week.
DOT, NYPD aim to make return to school a safe one
Renewed calls for 24/7 operation of speed cameras
Sep 10, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 156 156 recommendations | email to a friend
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City Harvest delivers billionth pound of food
Milestone a reminder of ongoing challenges
Sep 09, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 184 184 recommendations | email to a friend
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'Excluded' workers have easier access to relief fund
Will help people who don't qualify for unemployment
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