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inBloom: corporatizing America's schools

The dichotomy between inBloom’s website, featuring photos of smiling elementary-age children seated beside young teachers, tablets in hand, and its seven-page Privacy and Security Policy, full of legalese, could not be more stark. more

5/16/13

Personal Injury Law

Q: My husband is a firefighter who was recently injured on the job while fighting a fire. He doesn’t think he is entitled to any monetary compensation … more

By Jay Wechsler | 5/14/13

One way in which our society is unequal? Education.

Last year, just before the November election, Hofstra University was fortunate enough to host a presidential debate. Prior to the debate, a variety of well-known political figures were invited to speak on the campus. more

4/25/13

Employment Law

Q: I’ve been employed as an accountant with a municipality in Suffolk County for the past 8 years. I recently received notice that the municipality is seeking my termination for misconduct … more

By Max Sicherman | 4/18/13

The buck must stop here

The face of corruption has once again reared its ugly head in New York state politics. At this stage in the game, no one should be surprised. more

4/11/13

Assemblyman Brian Curran gets head shaved as part of the St. Baldrick’s fundraiser.

Curran shaves head for St. Baldrick’s fundraiser

St. Baldrick’s recently held its annual charity event at the St. Agnes Parrish Center. Attended by over five hundred people, the event raised funds for cancer research by individuals, known as … more

4/5/13

School board: a way to give back

You’ve probably been reading a lot lately about your local school district’s proposed budget for next year. more

4/4/13

Lengthy gasolines lines were commonplace across Nassau County following last October’s Hurricane Sandy.

State to provide grants for generators

The recently approved 2013-2014 state budget includes provisions to provide grants to gas stations that are prewired to receive or purchase generators during a declared fuel shortage emergency. more

By David Weingrad | 4/3/13

City Manager Jack Schnirman said that business owners impacted by Sandy should apply for CDBG funding.

Schnirman urges businesses to apply for CDBG money

City Manager Jack Schnirman is urging business owners to apply for much-needed federal funding that the state will soon make available through Community Development Block Grants. The Disaster … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/27/13

Many residents whose homes sustained more than 50 percent damage from Sandy received letters from the city informing them that they have to rebuild or elevate their houses to comply with FEMA requirements.

Hundreds of Long Beach homes need to be rebuilt

Fred Vordermeier, 39, who moved to Long Beach from Manhattan with his wife in 2009 to raise a family, pays $3,600 a year for flood insurance. He said that the foundation of his East Chester Street … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/27/13

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