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What to look for when buying a home. Key important items.
Oct 23, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
There is a reason for everything. Low price is nice, but does the area have top rated schools? What about shopping, drive up and down the area for a mile. No supermarkets, a big inconvenience. No n...
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Oct 22, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 51 51 recommendations | email to a friend
Still to Receive American Horticultural Society's Honor June 10 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Steven Still was "green" before green was cool. Nearly four decades ago, Still earned his doctorate at the Universi...
The number 1 Real Estate Broker to go to , Sept.22,2021
Sep 22, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 63 63 recommendations | email to a friend
A Middle Village resident since 1965. Celebrating this month, 42 years in the Real Estate Business. Residential Sales, Mixed Use sales, and Commercial Sales.  To date Jim has completed over 4,000 w...
Some Real Estate Agents do not know how to sell Commercial Properties
Sep 21, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 64 64 recommendations | email to a friend
You can’t just take a Commercial Listing and jump around because you got an exclusive listing. If you just let the owner dictate a price to you and you yes him to death and say just sign here, your...
Important info on closing costs when selling a home. Jim Turano
Sep 20, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 836 836 recommendations | email to a friend
So besides hearing from a sales agent how much commission, or length of time for them to get the exclusive from you, do they explain your closing costs to you? From 42 years ago until today, I alwa...
Hire the most experienced hands on Broker- Jim Turano
Sep 16, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 822 822 recommendations | email to a friend
Now celebrating his 42 year in the Real Estate Business. Over 4,000 written appraisals to date completed. Appeared in New York State Supreme Court as an expert witness in appraising. During Pandemi...
From the earliest I can remember, I’ve always loved music. Exclusive interview with songwriter, singer and entertainer Paul Loren
Sep 08, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 1285 1285 recommendations | email to a friend
Interview by Tiziano Thomas Dossena Paul Loren is a singer, songwriter, producer, and consummate entertainer. A native New Yorker, Paul was raised on the rich legacy of soul, classic pop, and the G...
Special Tribute to all First Responders and 9/11 Victims
Sep 08, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 120 120 recommendations | email to a friend
Thank you for your unbelievable Bravery on the job. A special Tribute to  MS. Evelyn Cruz, of Middle Village, NY. To the many who lost their lives, and the many who suffered for years, God Bless th...
Best Neurosurgeon in Bangalore
Sep 06, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 2008 2008 recommendations | email to a friend
Neuro Doctors are a cohesive group of Top Neurosurgeons , Neurologists, Intervention Neuroradiologist, pain management specialists who work together to provide comprehensive neurosciences care to o...
Hear Landlords side of the story for once!
Sep 01, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 93 93 recommendations | email to a friend
Landlords going through stress and anger these days.  Tenants who had good paying jobs now using the system not to pay rent. Something wrong with the system. Sooner or later you will hear it or see...

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Ed Jaram, King Street Properties
Boston-based King Street Properties may be new to New York City, but the company made a splash with Innolabs, its first project in Queens. Innolabs offers state-of-the-art lab and office space in t...
Oct 20, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Grey Jones, Sightseer/Historian
Grey Jones is a self-described sight-seeing guy. However, he is hoping to do more than take pictures of New York’s most famous landmarks. Jones moved to Brooklyn nine years ago after growing up in ...
Oct 14, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rosalba Rolón, Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater
Originally from Comerío, Puerto Rico, it was her graduate studies at CUNY Graduate Center that brought Rosalba Rolón to the city. She eventually went on to be founder and artistic director of Prego...
Oct 07, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 54 54 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nina Fiore, Astoria Film Festival
No is more excited than Nina Fiore, executive director of Astoria Film Festival, that the event will return next month with in-person screenings. There will be events at Kaufman Astoria Studios and...
Sep 28, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 82 82 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kelsey Brow, King Manor Museum
As executive director of the King Manor Museum in Jamaica, Kelsey Brow is tasked with preserving the house and former estate of Rufus King, an original signer of the U.S. Constitution. With public ...
Sep 21, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 107 107 recommendations | email to a friend
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Finnegan Shepard, Both& Apparel
Finnegan Shepard is the brand founder of Both& Apparel, which is devoted to transmasculine fashion. Shepard created this line of t-shirts to help people feel comfortable in their own skin, no matte...
Sep 16, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 123 123 recommendations | email to a friend
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Danielle Douglas, Inspire Enterprise
Danielle Douglas is the CEO of Inspire Enterprise, helping business owners adapt to new obstacles they may face. Inspire Enterprise is a boutique business advisory firm that focuses on building the...
Sep 08, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 153 153 recommendations | email to a friend
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Charles Melone, Variety Boys & Girls Club
Charles Melone, better known as “Coach CP,” describes basketball as his one true love. He takes his passion for the sport with him to work every day as the athletics director at the Variety Boys an...
Sep 01, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 166 166 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tom Sebazco, KINKA
Astoria-based artist Tom Sebazco helps promote the work of fellow artists at his gift shop, KINKA. “KINKA comes from a Japanese tea ceremony,” said Sebazco. “At the tea ceremony, there is a flower ...
Aug 25, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 202 202 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tom Zmich, BP Candidate
Tom Zmich, who previously ran for Congress against Congresswoman Grace Meng, is now looking to unseat Borough President Donovan Richards. One of Zmich’s priorities is bring rail service back to a 3...
Aug 18, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 230 230 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dawn Kelly of The Nourish Spot in Jamaica
Dawn Kelly has been the owner of The Nourish Spot located in Jamaica since 2017 and has been promoting healthy living through her small business ever since. Kelly was inspired to open The Nourish S...
Aug 05, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 230 230 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dr. Navarra Rodriguez, Advantage Care Physicians
Dr. Navarra Rodriguez is president and chief medical officer of Advantage Care Physicians New York (ACPNY). She oversees 40 offices that care for a half-million patients in the New York metro area....
Jul 20, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 260 260 recommendations | email to a friend
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Steven Raga, City Council Candidate
Steven Raga, former chief of staff to Assemblyman Brian Barnwell, is running for City Council in District 26, which includes Long Island City, parts of Astoria, Dutch Kills, Sunnyside, and Woodside...
Jun 01, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 430 430 recommendations | email to a friend
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Denise Keehan-Smith, City Council Candidate
With 16 candidates currently running, it is an understatement to call the field of Democratic nominees for the District 26 City Council seat crowded. However, district native Denise Keehan-Smith is...
May 26, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 475 475 recommendations | email to a friend
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Marilyn Ramdeen, Regional Clinical Director
National Nurses Week from May 6-12 celebrates the contributions and sacrifices of nurses across the globe. One of those is Marilyn Ramdeen, who is regional clinical director for AdvantageCare Physi...
May 13, 2021 | 0 0 comments | 462 462 recommendations | email to a friend
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