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Trample death sparks effort to bring Black Friday under control
patrick.whittle@newsday.comTwo days after a mob of impatient shoppers trampled to death a worker at a Valley Stream Wal-Mart, a Queens lawmaker announced plans to propose a new law aimed at controlling future Black Friday crowds while Long Island officials said they were...Tags: Police Investigations, New York City Council, Injuries, Police, Laws
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Friends: Wal-Mart victim was easygoing, helpful
dave.marcus@newsday.comJdimytai Damour, 34, the Wal-Mart worker who died Friday after shoppers stampeded in a Valley Stream store, was an easygoing, helpful man who loved poetry, friends and family said. Family friend Ronald Jean Myrthil, of Bridgeport, Conn., said Damour came...Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), SUNY Nassau Community College, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan (New York City)
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Cops: Queens man, 91, killed by driver with suspended license
bill.mason@newsday.comA 91-year-old Queens man was struck and killed Monday by a car operated by a man driving with a suspended license, police said. Henry Levine, of Main Street, Queens, was crossing at 82nd Drive in Fresh Meadows, at 5:11 p.m., police said, when he was...Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters, Queens (New York City), Road Accidents
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Say goodbye to your varicose veins
Information supplied by the advertisers"Approximately 20 million Americans suffer from varicose veins," said Dr. Julius W. Garvey, a vascular specialist with more than 25 years of experience. "The good news is that advances in the treatment of varicose veins in the past several years have made...Tags: Varicose Veins, Sclerotherapy, Genetics, Medical Specialization, Endovenous Laser Treatment
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Advances in joint replacement benefit patients with severe arthritis
Information supplied by the advertisersMajor advances in joint replacement surgery have made it easier on patients seeking relief from severe arthritis pain. In minimally invasive hip or knee replacement, orthopedic surgeons make a three- or four-inch incision as opposed to the usual 10 or...Tags: Surgery, Arthritis, Metal and Mineral, Health Treatments, Therapies
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All eyes on Queens Senate race
dfreedlander@am-ny.comThere's a pivotal election coming this fall, and it doesn't have anything to do with senators named Obama and McCain. Instead of a national stage, this one plays out in a little corner of Queens, and the candidates squabble over water rates, property...Tags: Upper House, Same-Sex Marriage, Parliament, Economic Policy, State University of New York
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Pol: Queens 'Boulevard of Death' needs bike lane
mnaanes@am-ny.comEven after safety improvements, about 100 people a year are still injured on the so-called Boulevard of Death in Queens, underscoring the need for more aggressive steps to protect pedestrians, advocates and elected officials said yesterday. Councilman...Tags: Vehicles, Imperial and Royal Matters, Transportation
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FDNY firefighters killed in line of duty
These New York City firefighters died in the line of duty in recent years: August 18, 2007 Joseph Graffagnino, 33, Brooklyn, and Robert Beddia, 53, Staten Island Engine 24, Ladder 5, Battalion 2 in Manhattan Died fighting a fire at the Deutsche Bank...Tags: Fires, Father's Day, Industrial Accidents, Williamsburg (Virginia), Bayside (Queens, New York)
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Founder of noted Queens restaurant dies
jennifer.maloney@newsday.comJimmy Eng charmed the patrons of his landmark Queens restaurant, King Yum, for more than five decades. Serving heaping platters of classic Chinese-American dishes amid the Tiki masks and cut bamboo of his Polynesian-themed dining room, "Uncle Jimmy"...Tags: Bushwick, Hillary Clinton, New York, Family, Diseases
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9 Events To Savor
Special to NewsdayBeethoven Festival (June 1). The leafy glades of the Planting Fields Arboretum are where Friends of the Arts' Beethoven Festival welcomes the season. This year, the Knights Ensemble is joined by the Children's Orchestra Society, for performances scattered...Tags: Music, Viniculture, Children, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tilles Center
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Report: Stores overcharging for milk
dfreedlander@am-ny.comNew Yorkers are being shaken down for their milk money by their neighborhood bully -- in this case, their local grocery store. A report released Thursday by the City Council found that 86 percent of city food stores are gouging customers on the price...Tags: Bushwick, Prices, Battery Park, Riverdale (Bronx, New York), West Village
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