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Astoria Characters: The Harpist
Aug 22, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling Tracey started playing the harp at 13. Text and photos by Nancy A. Ruhling Although it’s tall and long, you don’t notice the harp right away. That’s because it’s standing ...
Some Thing You May Not Have Known about Queens
Aug 16, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Queens—it’s the largest of the five boroughs of New York in terms of sheer geographical expanse, and, with nearly 2.5 million residents, it would be the 4th largest city in the nation if the five b...
The James Damore Google Memo Firing and Its Legal Consequences – It Could Potentially Blaze New Trails in Constitutional Law
Aug 16, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
James Damore is the Google software engineer who wrote the “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” Memo , arguing that genetics are the primary reason why software engineering is dominated by men . St...
Heartburn Drugs Linked to Severe Side Effects
Aug 16, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 141 141 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Rudolph F. X. Migliore, P.C. The Differences Between Nexium and Prilosec:   Nexium   is a prescription drug that treats GERD (Gastro esophageal reflux disease), Zollinger- Ellison Syndrome, ul...
Grand Central Parkway Car Accident Involves Four Cars, Two Deaths and Seven Injuries
Aug 16, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 144 144 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP On Sunday morning, July 17, a Grand Central Parkway car accident took the lives of two people and left seven others injured. The accident occurred near 188th St....
What Happens If You Can’t Locate a Will?
Aug 16, 2017 | 1 1 comments | 138 138 recommendations | email to a friend
So you spend the time and money to carefully plan out your estate and you prepare and execute a will that ensures that your property goes exactly where you want it to. Once you’ve made it official,...
How Many Racist Statements Does It Take to Create a Hostile Work Environment?
Aug 16, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 62 62 recommendations | email to a friend
If is severe enough, one racist statement can create a hostile work environment, according to the United State Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. This court hears appeals for New York, Vermon...
Astoria Characters: The Drag Queen
Aug 15, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
“I’m not used to posing as a boy,” says   Travis Barr . PHOTO BY NANCY A. RUHLING Travis as himself. Text and Photos by Nancy A. Ruhling “I’m not used to posing as a boy,” says  Travis Barr . Burly...
Astoria Characters: The Diner Owners
Aug 08, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
There are 927 entries, including the daily specials, on the menu at the   Bel Aire Diner . PHOTO BY NANCY A. RUHLING The Bel Aire Diner on 21st Street at Broadway. Text and Photos by Nancy A. Ruhli...
Astoria Characters: The Actor Who Makes Life His Stage
Aug 01, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 34 34 recommendations | email to a friend
PHOTO BY NANCY A. RUHLING Alec plays Kris in The Crusade of Connor Stephens. Text and photos by Nancy A. Ruhling “Would you mind if I make breakfast?” Alec Shaw,   who is walking around the kitchen...

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Knights tennis squad second in preseason poll
The Queens College women's tennis team was selected second in the East Coast Conference (ECC) Women's Tennis Preseason Poll on Monday, as voted upon by the league's head coaches. Queens garnered 58...
Aug 22, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Giants Season Full of Promise, But With Two “Giant” Concerns
The 2016 season was a feel good season for the New York Giants in a variety of different ways. First-year head coach Ben McAdoo led the team to their first playoff appearance in five seasons and pu...
Aug 22, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Francis teams set to face Notre Dame, St. John’s, Seton Hall
Tis the season of schedule releases. Even though fall sports are just around the corner for colleges and high schools nationwide, most are simultaneously gearing up for basketball, which begins in ...
Aug 22, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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USTA announces wild cards for singles tourney
The USTA announced that former US Open singles champion Maria Sharapova, young American Taylor Townsend, reigning US Open girls’ champion Kayla Day, 2017 US Open Wild Card Challenge winner Sofia Ke...
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Liberty RISE for the win, on and off the court
For the third consecutive season, the New York Liberty have earned a spot in the WNBA playoffs. But the game was far from the most important occurrence on August 20. Currently, the New York-based s...
Aug 22, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Local NBA star’s Skills Academy transcends basketball
Maurice Harkless made about 60 new friends this past weekend. At the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens in Jamaica, the 24-year-old NBA forward returned to his home borough to hold the first ever ...
Aug 15, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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Subway Series Brings Out Best in New York Baseball Fans
It’s a stressful time of the year if you're a fan of a baseball team in a pennant race. Every day the pressure mounts, every day you are scoreboard watching, and the importance of each game seems t...
Aug 15, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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Diamante embraces past, looks forward to future
Leaving Nets PA job after six year with club
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Former St. Francis standout excited for next phase of pro career
Cannon has played in Mexico, Israel and Italy since Brooklyn
Aug 08, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 54 54 recommendations | email to a friend
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With Expectations Super Low, Time for Jets to See What They Have in Hack
After a nightmare of a 2016 season, the hits just keep on coming for the Jets in 2017. After saying goodbye to Brandon Marshall and Erik Decker, a team in transition that doesn’t exactly have much ...
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The Give Back: Whitehead proves ‘Hard-Knock Life’ worth it
When Isaiah Whitehead arrived at his third annual cookout, the first thing he did was walk straight onto his custom-made black painted wooden floor to shake the hands of and exchange smiling pleasa...
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New sneakers honor late Knicks great Mason
Will benefit foundation dedicated to Queens native’s memory
Aug 01, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 72 72 recommendations | email to a friend
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Trades Should Signal Change in 2017 Yankees Expectations
What a difference a year can make for the New York Yankees. A year ago, the Yankees said goodbye to Carlos Beltran, Andrew Miller and, briefly, to Aroldis Chapman. For the first time in about two d...
Aug 01, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 65 65 recommendations | email to a friend
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Miller vs. Washington
‘Big Baby’ takes next step towards heavyweight glory
Gerald Washington, who weighed in at a 50-pound disadvantage over 24 hours earlier, entered as the underdog against Brooklyn-born 300-pounder Jarrell Miller, despite coming off a World Heavyweight ...
Aug 01, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 67 67 recommendations | email to a friend
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Six Years Later: The ‘brotherhood’ remains for St. John’s basketball
DJ Kennedy, Paris Horne and Justin Burrell were all smiles as they posed for a post-game victory photo in front of The Basketball Tournament bracket in New York City.
Jul 27, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 70 70 recommendations | email to a friend
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