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Mar 31, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 251 251 recommendations | email to a friend
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. ...
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Mar 30, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 263 263 recommendations | email to a friend
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?
Mar 30, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 263 263 recommendations | email to a friend
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
Mar 30, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 276 276 recommendations | email to a friend
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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Mar 17, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 512 512 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
What Are Your Chances of Being in a Car Accident?
Mar 13, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 529 529 recommendations | email to a friend
Protecting Your Legal Rights in Car Accidents Claims You may have heard people say that everyone will be in a car accident at some point in their lives. While this statement is a generality and isn...

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The origins of St. Nicks Alliance
As we mentioned last week, we are putting our regular column on hold for the time-being, choosing to look back through our archives rather than make light of current politics giving the gravity of ...
Apr 08, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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A look back during an uncertain future
With our city on pause, there isn’t much to skewer in the world of politics right now. And given the grave times, we wouldn’t necessarily feel right making light when so many are facing dark times....
Apr 01, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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Temporary gig just got a little bit longer
This acting borough president gig is turning out to be a little more longterm than anyone anticipated. When Melinda Katz assumed the role of district attorney on January 6, her deputy borough presi...
Mar 17, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 78 78 recommendations | email to a friend
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Your in good, clean hands with New York State
Worried about coming down with coronavirus? Don’t worry, the state has you covered. Or at least has your hands covered. As part of its response to the outbreak, Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a n...
Mar 10, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 92 92 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mayor Bill de Blasio joined rock star and environmentalist Billy Idol to announce a new anti-idling advertising and publicity campaign. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral’s Office)
Billy Idol says shut your engine off!
Is the city really concerned about idling cars, or did they just see a golden opportunity to make a play on words and enlist the help of an old rock star in the process and just couldn’t pass it up...
Mar 03, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 108 108 recommendations | email to a friend
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JOE CALDARERA
Candidate levels charges v. opponent
There has been a lot of talk among Democrats recently about who really represents the tried-and-true members of the party. There are those that feel that Democrats like Senator Bernie Sanders, who ...
Feb 26, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 143 143 recommendations | email to a friend
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Want to unseat AOC? Take a number!
It’s getting nearly impossible to keep track of all the candidates looking to unseat Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in both the June primary and November general election. At last count, th...
Feb 19, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 67 67 recommendations | email to a friend
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Eat it up! Malliotakis on the menu
Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis picked up a major endorsement over the weekend in the highly respected pages of the menu at Lioni’s Heroes in Bensonhurst. Yes, a sandwich named for the Albany lawm...
Feb 12, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 182 182 recommendations | email to a friend
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Borough president candidate James Quinn (second from right) has enlisted the help of Queens GOP chair Joann Ariola (second from left) and longtime GOP state senator Serf Maltese (center) to run his campaign.
Miranda back on the ballot, Ulrich helping Dems
The ballot for the March 24th special election to replace Melinda Katz as Queens borough president was thinned out a bit last week. At its January 28th meeting, the Board of Elections kicked four c...
Feb 05, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 187 187 recommendations | email to a friend
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Next few months will be ‘challenging’
It used to be the case in New York City politics that as long as an incumbent was interested in holding on to their job, there was relatively little chance they were going to be challenged by someo...
Jan 29, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 227 227 recommendations | email to a friend
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Newcomers looks to transform Kings Dems
Progressive Democrats in Brooklyn continue to try and flip the county’s district leader seats, the oft-overlooked political posts that generally go to party faithful who hold them for years unchall...
Jan 22, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 245 245 recommendations | email to a friend
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FRANK SEDDIO
Changing of the guard in Kings County
The Democratic Party in Brooklyn is about to get new leadership. Kings County Democratic Party chair Frank Seddio announced this week that he is stepping down from the post leading the party Execut...
Jan 16, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 263 263 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cuomo to the rescue?
Nothing to see here, the governor has it all under control. Governor Andrew Cuomo was forced into action on Monday afternoon when his motorcade came across a delivery truck teetering on a barrier o...
Jan 08, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 286 286 recommendations | email to a friend
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A look back at the politics of 2019
It was relatively quiet year in New York City politics, but with a number of big elections in the coming year – including one for president – 2020 is shaping up to be much more action-packed. Still...
Dec 31, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 317 317 recommendations | email to a friend
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GOP state senators fleeing Albany
Things aren’t very comfortable for Republicans up in Albany these days. After losing their majority in the State Senate last year, members of the GOP are watching the Democratic-controlled Assembly...
Dec 27, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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