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LET US THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY : INITIAL CONSULTATIONS ARE FREE
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LET US THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY If you are a health care provider, a first responder or essential worker, and you feel you want to finally get your Estate planning documents completed su...
Estate planning, estate administration, probate estates and trust issues
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These times are new to all of us.   Our clients and your needs are important to us and we are here to assist you with your estate planning, estate administration, probate estates and trust issues. ...
Lost a Loved one due to Caronavirus? Free Consultation
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Helping Our Community under these Stressful Financial Times without leaving the “Safety” of your home During these times with such financial hardship, our firm will waive all retainer fees in most ...
Do I Have to Pay My Rent During the Coronavirus Crisis?
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I Heard That Tenants Might Not Have to Pay Rent During the Coronavirus shutdown. Is this True? Yes – Under a proposed [1] New York State Law, all residential tenants who qualify will have their ren...
COVID 19 Response Employment Impacts for New York Workers and Businesses
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As we all know, there is only one issue in the news right now: the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), its varied impacts upon global societies, and the increasingly extraordinary measures being taken by...
When you go out of your way to screw someone, Karma will bite you hard!
Mar 29, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 291 291 recommendations | email to a friend
Karma means action, work or deed; it also refers to the spiritual principle of cause and effect where intent and actions of an individual (cause) influence the future of that individual (effect). G...
STIMLUS CHECKS ON THERE WAY!
Mar 27, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 63 63 recommendations | email to a friend
Do I qualify for a coronavirus relief check?  Casey Bond HuffPost Life March 25, 2020 The amount of money you may receive as part of this stimulus package is based on your adjusted gross income. If...
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At the Law Offices of Bonnie Lawston, P.C., the health and safety of our staff, colleagues and clients is our top priority. You rely on us for your personal and professional needs, and we remain re...
Astoria Characters: The Woman Who Paints by Flowers
Mar 17, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 104 104 recommendations | email to a friend
Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling Marina is the owner of Paint by Flowers. Text and Photos by Nancy A. Ruhling Auburn hair waving in the wind like a kite tail, Marina Costas leads Lucky, her red-sweater-we...
How Dangerous Is Texting While Driving Compared with Drunk Driving?
Mar 13, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 356 356 recommendations | email to a friend
Why Texting While Driving May Be More Dangerous than DWI It may come as a surprise that texting while driving is more worrisome to the majority of drivers than drunk driving. This is true despite t...

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Queens pastor dies of novel coronavirus
A second priest serving the Diocese of Brooklyn has died as a result of the novel coronavirus. Over the weekend, the diocese announced that Father Gioacchino Basile, a priest of the Archdiocese of ...
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Public housing residents struggling amid COVID-19
Tenants union calls for canceling rent
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E-bike, scooter legalization included in budget
Some relief for delivery workers amid outbreak
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Crystal Wolfe with food she collected that will be donated to the needy and homeless.
Local nonprofit organizes crisis relief drive
Seeks volunteers, food donations for those in need
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Lawmakers rally for HALT solitary confinement bill
Survivors of solitary confinement joined lawmakers and faith leaders last week for a virtual rally to support the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act. The state bill ha...
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Local supermarket continues to meet growing demand
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many supermarkets throughout the city have empty shelves due to increasing demand. But the Key Food in Astoria has committed to increasing its inventory. Employees, who ...
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Councilman Francisco Moya and Jonathan Krane deliver masks to Elmhurst Hospital.
Elmhurst Hospital faces equipment shortages
Queens site becomes epicenter of NYC’s outbreak
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Call for more enforcement at popular running track
Parks officers observed compliance, could expand efforts
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Local non-profit to deliver over 5,000 meals to families in need
The Variety Boys & Girls Club, a staple non-profit organization in the Astoria & LIC communities, is stepping up to the plate for families in need. The Club is mobilizing their own food program, 'M...
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Local Queens Church & City Council Candidate Felicia Kalan organize Health Care Worker Supply Drive
Bridge Community Church located in Long Island City, Queens is running a medical supply drive lead by church member and city council candidate District 22, Felicia Kalan. The Astoria mom and fellow...
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Uncertain future for NYC’s small businesses
As the economic consequences of the novel coronavirus crisis escalate nationwide, millions of Americans are scrambling for support. Government agencies and large corporations are beginning to launc...
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Borough Board reviews Sunnyside Yard master plan
Despite the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee convened the monthly meeting of the Borough Board last week. But rather than meet in person, Lee’s office ...
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Queens hospital ramps up efforts to flatten coronavirus curve
At Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital, staff are working industriously to keep patients and the surrounding community safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. With nearly 5 percent of the world’s c...
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Pols call for suspension of broken windows arrests
Advocates want release of Rikers detainees over 50
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Lucky and Marina at the shop.
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ASTORIA CHARACTERS
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