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Savvy Senior:
How Working in Retirement Can Affect Your Social Security BenefitsDear Savvy Senior,I’m considering retiring later this year and starting my Social Security benefits, but would also like to work part time. Will this affect my benefits, and if so, how much?Ready to RetireDear Ready,You can collect Social Security retirement benefits and work at the same time, but depending on how old you are and how much you earn, some […]
New memoir, ‘Playing Catch with Strangers: A Family Guy (Reluctantly) Comes of Age’
Like most of us, Bob Brody has never cheated on his wife, abused drugs, run with a gang, attempted suicide or killed anyone – but he decided to write a memoir anyway. Brody celebrates his almost-but-not-quite normal life in “Playing Catch with Strangers: A Family Guy (Reluctantly) Comes of Age,” to be published Father’s Day, June 18, by Heliotrope Books.In vignettes – […]
Internet in Bloom for The Layperson
The other night as I was watching the PBS Masterpiece Theater TV Series SHERLOCK, the super sleuth risked his life repeatedly to solve crimes as only the world’s greatest detective could, I thought of my experience in the real world as a law librarian: Surely there must be an easier way to solve crimes than shooting others or jumping off […]
Maspeth Memorial Day Parade
The 33rd annual Memorial Day Parade in Maspeth was held on Sunday, May 28, honoring servicemembers lost as a result of defending our country, and celebrating the 75th anniversary of the USO. Participants gathered at Walter Garlinge Memorial Park, at the corner of 72nd Street and Grand Avenue. The parade culminated at Maspeth Memorial Park, on 69th Street and Grand Avenue,for a […]
Addabbo Hosts Free Prostate Screening In Howard Beach
Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. once again teamed up with the Integrated Medical Foundation on May 20 to provide Free Prostate Cancer Screenings for men over the age of 40, who have not previously been diagnosed with cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, about 1 in 7 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, making it the […]
Crowley, USPS Rename Jackson Heights Post Office After Late LGBT Rights Advocates
On Saturday, May 20, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, and Flushing Postmaster John Lunghi held a dedication ceremony to name the post office located at 78-02 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights in honor of Jeanne and Jules Manford, the late Queens residents and national heroes who fought for the advancement of equal rights for […]
E. Crowley Hosts Forest Park Memorial Drive Street Co-Naming Ceremony
Forest Park Drive in Forest Park is lined with memorial trees, dedicated to veterans of World War I. With Memorial Day approaching, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley continues to commemorate the lives of those who fought for our freedom and paid the ultimate sacrifice, by officially co-naming the street to “Forest Park Memorial Drive.”In 1919, the American Legion Post 118 planted 70 […]
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Addabbo, Pheffer Amato Host Rain Barrel Giveaway
Recently, New York State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. and Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato were joined by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to help give away rain barrels at American Legion Post 1404, at 209 Cross Bay Blvd., in Broad Channel. Rain barrels are designed to help catch excess rain water, which can later be reused for simple […]
CB2 Announces Passing Of Gert McDonald
Community Board 2 District Manager Debbie Markell Kleinert and Chairwoman Denise Keehan Smith announced the passing of Gertrude McDonald:“It is with great sadness that CB 2 regrets to inform you of the passing of Gert McDonald. Gert was 100 years young, she was so on target with so many things. She would have turned 101 years old in August. Some of you know […]