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Michael Shain
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Michael Shain, NY Post, NY Newsday, TimesLedger, Queens Chronicle, co-creator of the headline game Man Bites Dog ().
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Becoming a mother-in-law is not something you do. It's something that happens to you — like cellulite. You wake up one morning and there it is, sitting on your thighs.
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When it comes to your married children, recognizing the difference between when you should say something and when you must bite your tongue is practically a survival skill — like knowing which roots and berries you can eat when you get lost in the woods.
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If you are the groom's mother, you have one invaluable service to perform. It is to sit him down and explain: every question his bride-to-be asks about the wedding is serious. The wrong response can cause countries to go to war. What makes him think that his wedding is different?
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Here is maybe the best reason for learning how to become a perfect mother-in-law,. Your daughter-in-law will probably have the final say on which nursing home you'll be sent to.
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On any given Saturday, 3,000 people line up on the perimeter of Bland Houses in Flushing. Some 80 volunteers working for La Jornada, a decade-old food pantry, stuff bags with produce, packaged goods and bakery products. They work until the food runs out or the people stop coming.
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A tunneling project in Elmhurst used a high-tech, laser-guided boring machine to dig out a seven-foot hole under Queens Boulevard this week. Very unusual project in NYC. Took a week to do and they didn’t have to shut down the busiest street in Queens. Loved this shoot.
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“Who volunteers? Retirees, that’s who. Then, the government told people over 60 to stay home.”
on the La Jornada food pantry in Flushing, which found the young people stepped up to feed their neighbors:
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Thus Spake Pomodoro
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The drone my granddaughter got me is working well, don’t you think?
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First day back in Manhattan since February, I think.
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Listening to the rain.
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Superb fish from top-shelf restaurant supplier. Lucky us.
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Idea #1: Send all the money you owe the IRS to Albany this year.
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Sign of the times in #coronavirus #newyorkcity. Nine clergymen and religious leaders held a prayer meeting in front of Borough Hall this afternoon for those suffering from #COVID19. No one attended. Instead, they streamed the event over Facebook. Unattended camera.
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This Aggressively Ordinary Woman Took Photos With Hundreds of Celebrities—and Her Scrapbook Is an Accidental Work of Art | artnet News
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Found in Middle Village in a tree pit. What is this pls?
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This is what community newspapering is all about. At least in August.
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#recount tally is in on 25th AD (#freshmeadows and south #flushing). #MelindaKatz beats #cabanforqueens by 526 votes. Recount about one-third complete.
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From Linked-in just a coupe hours ago.
They shared the tragedy of losing a child. Billionaire #RobertAgostinelli and the father of slain #HowardBeach jogger #karinavetrano.
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#Cypresshills #taxidermy on Metropolitan never looked so good. They’re shooting a movie there today. The new name is #french for The Happy Death. Guess it’s a comedy.
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Third pace is better than second, right? It’s one more place.
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Forgive me but this is the story this week that cuts the widest swath.
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