Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Halloween Events

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Halloween Events

http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/f2012-10-12/c73/p7

Oct24

The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The New York Botanical Garden

10:00 a.m.
From Saturday, October 6, through Wednesday, October 31, The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The…
Location:

New York Botanical Garden (in Bronx Park), Bronx
Category: Halloween

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Oct25

The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The New York Botanical Garden

10:00 a.m.
From Saturday, October 6, through Wednesday, October 31, The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The…
Location:

New York Botanical Garden (in Bronx Park), Bronx
Category: Halloween

Friday, October 26, 2012

Oct26

The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The New York Botanical Garden

10:00 a.m.
From Saturday, October 6, through Wednesday, October 31, The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The…
Location:

New York Botanical Garden (in Bronx Park), Bronx
Category: Halloween

Oct26

Halloween Haunted House

4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Step into our Haunted House for thrills & chills! You can also take a hayride and buy…
Location:

Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
Category: Kids, Halloween

Friday, October 26, 2012

Oct26

Not-So-Scary Halloween Playground Bash!

4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Ghosts, Goblins, Spiders, and other critters will be playing in our playgrounds. The night…
Location:

Catbird Playground (in Carl Schurz Park), Manhattan
Category: Kids, HalloweenFree!

Oct26

6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Every Halloween, a haunted shipwreck brings ghosts and ghouls to the historic Battery. The…
Location: Fort Totten Park, Queens
Category: History, Kids, Tours, HalloweenFree!

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Oct27

Family Art Project: The Masked Parade of The Hairy Insects

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Use materials of all shapes and sizes to create funny, fuzzy insect masks. Add a handmade…
Location: Ecology Building (in Wave Hill), Bronx
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Kids, Halloween

Oct27

The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The New York Botanical Garden

10:00 a.m.
From Saturday, October 6, through Wednesday, October 31, The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The…
Location:

New York Botanical Garden (in Bronx Park), Bronx
Category: Halloween

Oct27

Pick Your Own Pumpkin

11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Pick Your Own Pumpkin October is Pumpkin Month at the farm! Enjoy the crisp autumn air as…
Location:

Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
Category: Festivals, Halloween

Oct27

Canine Costume Carnival

11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join us for a canine costume contest with prizes, games, and pet adoption. The contest will…
Location:

Rockaway Freeway/ Beach 84 (in Rockaway Freeway), Queens
Category: Festivals, Pets, Halloween, Fall FestivalsFree!

Oct27

Halloween Extravaganza at The Conference House

11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Conference House for a spooky day of fun! Featuring: hay rides, a costume…
Location:

Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
Category: Arts & Crafts, Festivals, Games, Kids, Halloween

Oct27

Pumpkin Fest

11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks for Pumpkin Fest, New York City's annual celebration of the fall harvest…
Location:

Naumburg Bandshell (in Central Park), Manhattan
Category: Arts & Crafts, Festivals, Games, Kids, HalloweenFree!

Oct27

30th Annual Halloween Haunted Walk & Carnival

12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come join in the fun at this community tradition! Lurking high on Lookout Hill are…
Location: Lookout Hill (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
Category: Kids, Halloween, Fall FestivalsFree!

Oct27

Creepy Crawly Halloween

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
It’s a critter-fest in Prospect Park with lots of spiders, worms, and other creepy…
Location:

Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
Category: Education, Kids, HalloweenFree!

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Oct27

Halloween Weekend - Ghoul Pool

3:00 p.m.
Happy Halloween from the Ghoul Pool! Get the scare of your life...or death.
Location:

Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
Category: Festivals, Kids, HalloweenFree!

Oct27

Halloween Haunted House

4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Step into our Haunted House for thrills & chills! You can also take a hayride and buy…
Location:

Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens

Oct27

Thriller at the Battery

6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Every Halloween, a haunted shipwreck brings ghosts and ghouls to the historic Battery. The…
Location: Fort Totten Park, Queens
Category: History, Kids, Tours, HalloweenFree!

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Oct28

Family Art Project: The Masked Parade of The Hairy Insects

Oct28

The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The New York Botanical Garden

10:00 a.m.
From Saturday, October 6, through Wednesday, October 31, The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The…
Location:

New York Botanical Garden (in Bronx Park), Bronx
Category: Halloween

Oct28

Pick Your Own Pumpkin

11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Pick Your Own Pumpkin October is Pumpkin Month at the farm! Enjoy the crisp autumn air as…
Location:

Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
Category: Festivals, Halloween

Oct28

Howl-o-ween

12:00 p.m.
Which doggie has the best costume? Competitive dressers from ears to paws, these pets…
Location: Canine Court (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
Category: Pets, Halloween

Oct28

Creepy Crawly Halloween

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
It’s a critter-fest in Prospect Park with lots of spiders, worms, and other creepy…
Location:

Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
Category: Education, Kids, HalloweenFree!

Oct28

Halloween Eco Crafts

1:00 p.m.
Urban Park Rangers are role models who encourage children to let their imaginations run…
Location: Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Kids, HalloweenFree!

Oct28

Holiday Nature Crafts

1:00 p.m.
Urban Park Rangers are role models who encourage children to let their imaginations run…
Location:

Blue Heron Nature Center (in Blue Heron Park), Staten Island
Category: Arts & Crafts, Kids, HalloweenFree!

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Oct28

Halloween at Lefferts Historic House

2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
At 2 p.m. & 3 p.m., come hear scary stories from the past, form a circle and listen to…
Location:

Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Kids, Storytelling & Readings, Halloween

Oct28

Halloween Weekend Graveyard Tour

2:00 p.m.
Borough historian Professor Lloyd Ultan shows you real burial grounds within the park.
Location: Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
Category: Education, History, Halloween, Talks

Oct28

Halloween Haunted House

4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Step into our Haunted House for thrills & chills! You can also take a hayride and buy…
Location:

Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
Category: Kids, Halloween

Monday, October 29, 2012

Oct29

Jackie Robinson Recreation Center Haunted House

6:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Visit Jackie Robinson Recreation Center's spooky haunted house! Based on legends and myths:…
Location:

Jackie Robinson Recreation Center (in Jackie Robinson Park), Manhattan
Category: Arts & Crafts, Games, Kids, HalloweenFree!

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Oct30

The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The New York Botanical Garden

10:00 a.m.
From Saturday, October 6, through Wednesday, October 31, The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The…
Location:

New York Botanical Garden (in Bronx Park), Bronx
Category: Halloween

Oct30

Shocktoberfest

4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
A haunting experience for the whole family filled with fun games and craft activities.…
Location:

Playground For All Children (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
Category: HalloweenFree!

Oct30

The Greenbelt Monster Mash

4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
This event is for children ages 2 and up. Activities include haunted house,…
Location:

Greenbelt Recreation Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
Category: Arts & Crafts, Kids, HalloweenFree!

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Oct31

The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The New York Botanical Garden

10:00 a.m.
From Saturday, October 6, through Wednesday, October 31, The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The…
Location:

New York Botanical Garden (in Bronx Park), Bronx
Category: Halloween

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Oct31

Conservatory Garden Lunch Tour in Central Park

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Happy Halloween! Enjoy a lunch break amidst fall blooms with the Garden staff. Free. No…
Location: Conservatory Garden (in Central Park), Manhattan
Category: Nature, Gardening, Tours, Halloween, Food, SeniorsFree!

Oct31

Boo Party at Clayton Williams Community Garden

4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
CANDY. COSTUMES. MUSIC. FUN. The Clayton Williams Community Garden will have its…
Location: Clayton Williams Memorial Garden, Manhattan
Category: HalloweenFree!

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Oct31

Annual Halloween Party & Haunted House

4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join us for a Halloween party for children 10 years old and under. Costumes preferred!…
Location: Brownsville Recreation Center, Brooklyn
Category: Kids, Halloween, CultureFree!

Oct31

Hunts Point Halloween

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Join us for this free spooky evening at the Hunts Point Recreation Center! There will be a…
Location:

Hunts Point Recreation Center, Bronx
Category: Arts & Crafts, Games, Kids, HalloweenFree!

Oct31

St. Mary's Halloween

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Join us for this free spooky evening at St. Mary's Recreation Center! There will be a…
Location:

St. Mary's Recreation Center (in St. Mary's Park), Bronx
Category: Arts & Crafts, Games, Kids, HalloweenFree!

Oct31

Haunted House Maze

6:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Monsters and zombies lead kids and adults though a haunted indoor maze! Face painting…
Location: Recreation Center Fifty-four (in Recreation Center 54), Manhattan
Category: Arts & Crafts, Kids, HalloweenFree!

New York Ghost Tours

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New York Ghost Tours

It should come as no surprise that there are ghost tours in New York. After all, one of the world's best ghost stories is set in Sleepy Hollow, NY. If you don't know which one I'm referring to, you should be ashamed of yourself. It's the Legend of Sleepy Hollow of course. Washington Irving's recount of the Headless Horseman and Ichabod Crane. But you don't have to travel to upstate New York or Niagara Falls to chase ghosts. You'll also find them near New York City, appropriately referred to as the city that never sleeps. The Amityville Horror, portrayed in a 1977 book by Jay Anson and later a hit movie, happened in Long Island in 1974 and the house has been the subject of controversy related to paranormal phenomenon ever since. Time Magazine named it one of the Top 10 Haunted Places in the world.

I'll add more information about these ghost tours soon. You can expect to find the length of the tour, mode of movement from place to place, reservation information, ticket price, parking information, and dates of tours when I am done. I apologize for not having this information up already.

If you have taken one of the following tours, I hope you will consider adding a review of the tour using the comment box found at the bottom of this page. Your review will be posted and help future visitors determine whether the ghost tour is worth their time and money.

If you work for a ghost tour, please feel free to leave additional information for consumers as well.

Here are the New York ghost tours:

Fort Totten Park Haunted Lantern Tour

Ghosts, Murders and Mayhem Walking Tours

Haunted Manhattan Tour

Fort George Ghost Tours

Ghost Tours of Niagara

Buffalo Central Terminal Ghost Hunt

Buffalo Ghost Tour

Mason Winfield Ghost Walks

Haunted History Ghost Walks

Village Craftsmen Ghost and Historic Walking Tour

Sag Harbor Ghost Walk

Main Street Armory Ghost Walk

Rochester Candlelight Ghost Walk

Cooperstown Candlelight Ghost Tours

Sleepy Hollow Cemetary Walk

Source:

http://www.funtober.com/ghosttours/newyork/

Bellini of Scarsdale Floor Sample Sale

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Bellini of Scarsdale Floor Sample Sale

NYC School Information

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10 Workplace Rights You Think You Have -- But Don't -

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This is a really great article. Must Read

This article is from Aol.com, by Donna Ballman

10 Workplace Rights You Think You Have -- But Don't

1. "I was wrongfully terminated."

Maybe if you lived in Montana you'd have a point. Montana is the only state in the nation with a law saying you can only be fired for just cause. Otherwise, you live in an at-will state. That means you can be fired for any reason or no reason at all. They don't have to have a good reason. They don't even have to give a reason in most states. Boss in a bad mood? He or she can fire you. HR didn't like the shoes you wore that day? Buh-bye.

2. "I know I have the right to see my file."

Probably not, so don't go stomping into HR and making demands. No federal law requires private employers to allow employees to inspect or copy their own personnel files. Only some states require employers to allow you to look at your file and even fewer require your employer to allow you to copy items in your file. Many times, the only way you'll find out what's in your file is if you sue and you get it with a Request for Production, or if you subpoena it in unemployment or other proceedings.

3. "I demand my break right now."

Yeah, only problem with this is that no federal law requires employers to offer any work breaks for anything, even meals. Some state laws do require work breaks, but it's not a majority. No federal law even requires bathroom breaks, but it's probably a health issue, so OSHA might protect you if your employer denies bathroom breaks. If you're a nursing mother, you're entitled to an unpaid break to express breast milk if your employer is big enough. Some states also offer protection for nursing moms taking breaks. Lots of people get fired for insisting on breaks they're not entitled to. Don't do it.

4. "I'm working in a hostile environment."

It's pretty much your boss's job to create a hostile work environment. A hostile environment is not illegal. Workplace harassment is not illegal. Bullying is not illegal in any state. Only hostile environment or harassment due to race, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, color, taking Family and Medical Leave, whistle blowing, or some other legally-protected status is illegal.

5. "I exercised my First Amendment rights."

If you work for a private employer, you really shouldn't have done that. Only government employees have free speech protections, and those are very limited. Otherwise, you can be fired in most states for your speech (including political speech) in the workplace or outside the workplace. You can't be fired for speaking on behalf of coworkers in order to improve work conditions or for objecting to something illegal, but be very careful to make sure you're protected before you speak out.

6. "My boss invaded my privacy."

Your boss can read your work e-mails and monitor your Internet usage at work. If your employer is going to listen into or record phone calls, there are some legal restrictions. You also have privacy rights in your medical information. There is no federal law protecting your social security number, but California and New York do offer limited protection against employers displaying your number.

7. "But this is a right to work state."

Hopefully you didn't say that right before you signed a non-compete agreement. Right to work doesn't mean your employer can't restrict your ability to work for competitors after you leave. What it means is they can't make you join a union in order to work there. Some states, but not all, are right to work states. If your supervisor tells you that signing a non-compete agreement is meaningless or that it won't be enforced, they are lying to you.

8. "I was retaliated against after I complained."

Oh no. Tell me you didn't write a long letter complaining about your boss being unprofessional or incompetent. There is no law prohibiting an employer from retaliating against you for reporting or objecting to policy violations, ethical violations, bullying, or the fact that your boss is a jerk. If you do something that puts you in a legally protected category, you may be protected from retaliation. Examples would be objecting to discrimination, making a worker's comp claim, or taking Family and Medical Leave.

9. "I was discriminated against because my boss didn't like me."

If your boss is discriminating against you for being you, that isn't illegal. Favoritism, nepotism, and being obnoxious are not illegal. Discrimination based on age, pregnancy, race, sex, religion, national origin, disability, color and genetic information are illegal. In some states, other categories such as sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, and being a domestic violence victim are protected.

10. "I not only want to sue my company -- I want to sue my boss."

As much as it may be satisfying to sue your ex-boss personally, you probably can't. Federal and many state discrimination laws, Family and Medical Leave Act (in some states the courts disagree on this), and most other employment laws simply don't allow it. One major exception is wage and hour violations. Some state discrimination laws do hold supervisors liable for violations. But what's the point? Unless they're rich, you probably won't be able to collect anyhow.

Kraft Foods Voluntarily Recalls Jalapeno Variety of Kraft String Cheese

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The below is from the Kraft website

Kraft Foods Voluntarily Recalls Jalapeno Variety of Kraft String Cheese

Northfield, IL - October 8, 2012 – Kraft Foods Group, Inc. is voluntarily recalling the Jalapeno variety of Kraft String Cheese with the Best When Used By date of 23 NOV 2012 as a precaution due to the possibility that a thin layer of plastic film from the package may remain adhered to the product. If the film sticks to the cheese and is not removed, it could potentially cause a choking hazard.
The following single code date of this product is being recalled:

Name of Product	Size	Best When Used By Date	UPC
Kraft String Cheese - Jalapeno Cheese	12oz bag with 12 individual 1 oz snacks	23 NOV 2012	2100002977

Consumers can find the Best When Used By date on the back of the 12 oz package in the lower-right corner.

No other code dates of Kraft Jalapeno String Cheese and no other varieties of Kraft String Cheese or any other Kraft Foods products are being recalled.
There has been one consumer complaint. Approximately 2,700 cases of the affected product were shipped to customers across the United States. The affected product was not distributed in Canada.
Consumers who purchased the product with the Best When Used By date of 23 NOV 2012 should not eat it. They should return it to the store of purchase for an exchange or full refund. Consumers also can contact Kraft Foods Consumer Relations Monday through Friday at 1-800-396-2133.
The affected product was produced in Campbell, NY.
ABOUT KRAFT FOODS GROUP
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRFT) is a new company that has been around 109 years. North America’s fourth largest consumer packaged food and beverage company, Kraft had revenues of approximately $19 billion in 2011. The company has an unrivaled portfolio of products in the beverages, cheese, convenient meals and grocery categories. Its iconic brands include Kraft, Maxwell House, Oscar Mayer, Planters and JELL-O. Kraft’s 25,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada have a passion for making the foods and beverages people love. Kraft Foods Group became an independent company on Oct. 1, 2012 and will be a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 index. For more information, visit www.kraft.com.

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