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Getnick & Getnick Whistleblower Case Against National Grid Electric Services Leads to $6M Recovery for New York State

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Monday, September 27, 2021
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New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the $6 million recovery from National Grid Electric Services LLC.

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  • New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the $6 million recovery from National Grid Electric Services LLC.
  • The whistleblower, whose identity remains protected, will receive 23.5 percent of the governments recovery in todays settlement.
  • This is the largest percentage that has been paid in any non-Medicaid New York False Claims Act case in which the State has elected to supersede.
  • Getnick & Getnick achieved the same percentage award for another whistleblower client in a prior case.

Kars4Kids Partners with The Child Center of NY for Martin Luther King Day Winter Wear Charity Distribution

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Thursday, January 16, 2020
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Far Rockaway, NY, Jan. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National car donation nonprofit Kars4Kids is extending the holiday gifting season for the Far Rockaway community by distributing warm winter sweaters, coats, and jackets on January 20, Martin Luther King Day, to children and adults in the community.

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  • Far Rockaway, NY, Jan. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National car donation nonprofit Kars4Kids is extending the holiday gifting season for the Far Rockaway community by distributing warm winter sweaters, coats, and jackets on January 20, Martin Luther King Day, to children and adults in the community.
  • The winter wear distribution, to warm and benefit hundreds of residents of all ages, is in conjunction with the Child Center of New York and will be held in three of the Child Centers Cornerstone locations.
  • We strongly believe that every child deserves to be warm in winter.
  • The charitys iconic and innovative donation programs raise funds for its many year-round programs for children and families.

4ocean Hosts Beach Cleanup For World Oceans Day

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Monday, May 20, 2019
Geography of New York City, Neighborhoods in New York City, Litter, Ocean pollution, The Ocean Cleanup, Rockaway, Queens, Rockaway Park Shuttle, Nature, Rockaway Beach, World Oceans Day, Rockaway, Boca Raton, Florida

BOCA RATON, Fla., May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --4ocean, the global ocean cleanup company, announced today it will host a beach cleanup at Rockaway Beach in New York City's Rockaway Peninsula in Queens on Sunday, June 9.

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  • BOCA RATON, Fla., May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --4ocean, the global ocean cleanup company, announced today it will host a beach cleanup at Rockaway Beach in New York City's Rockaway Peninsula in Queens on Sunday, June 9.
  • The beach cleanup is part of the annual United Nations' World Oceans Day celebration , and is free and open to the public.
  • The schedule for the Sunday, June 9, cleanup is as follows:
    As part of the cleanup, Friends of World Oceans Day and other environmental conservation organizations will join 4ocean to host an education village, with up to 15 stations on the beach that will educate the public about ocean health and the ocean plastic crisis.
  • 4ocean will also have a pop-up shop that will sell limited edition WOD cleanup T-shirts, bracelets and reusable water bottles.

Help JetBlue ‘GreenUp®’ Your Local Community with Grants for Local Environmental Non-Profits

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Monday, April 1, 2019
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JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) today launched its annual GreenUp campaign which highlights the airlines commitment to local environments.

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  • JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) today launched its annual GreenUp campaign which highlights the airlines commitment to local environments.
  • GreenUp is one way were encouraging our community to take small steps in their daily lives while we as an airline work on our own footprint.
  • When customers nominate their favorite environmental charities to receive a grant, they will automatically be entered to have offsets totaling 3.6 million lbs.
  • This year, JetBlue is partnering with the organization on volunteer opportunities in the Rockaways section of Queens to restore a local community garden.