FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com january 15, 2015 • The QUEE NS Courier 21 Geraldo Rivera continues to win for Life’s WORC on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Photo by Douglas Gorenstein/NBC Geraldo Rivera raised more money for Life’s WORC which provides services to some 1,400 people with developmental disabilities in eastern Queens, Nassau County and western Suffolk. earned nearly $280,000 for Life’s WORC. Established 44 years ago by The Queens Courier newspaper publisher Victoria Schneps with help from Rivera, Life’s WORC provides services to some 1,400 people with developmental disabilities in eastern Queens, Nassau County and western Suffolk. The agency is based in Garden City. Rivera, known for his advocacy of the developmentally CUTLER’S LIGHTING Over 50 Years Experience REPAIRS • REWIRING • RE-FINISHING • LAMP SHADES LAMP SHADE SALE 12 years from now, this LED bulb will still be saving you money. 10% OFF OFF ANY PURCHASE With Coupon. Not combinable – New Orders Only. Limit 1 per customer. $150.00 max for discount. LYNBROOK 817 Sunrise Hwy (2 Blocks west of Peninsula Blvd.) 516-887-1300 JANUARY SALE 20-50% OFF On yellow tagged items GREAT NECK 120 Northern Blvd. 516-482-1919 Excludes Repairs, Refi nishing, Rewiring. Exp. 1/31/2015 CUTLER’S LIGHTING CUTLER’S LIGHTING BY THE QUEE NS COURIER STAFF [email protected] @queenscourier Geraldo Rivera raised more money for Life’s WORC during the latest episode of “The Celebrity Apprentice,” winning almost $300,000 as a team leader. The broadcast journalist’s team, Vortex, won two challenges during the Jan. 12 episode of the NBC reality competition show. After the men’s and women’s teams competed against each other to create a four-page fitness advertorial for Cosmopolitan magazine, host and judge Donald Trump switched up the teams. Rivera, as a project manager for the new Vortex, had a chance to win money for his cause during a fundraising challenge where the contestants had to open a bridal boutique. Both teams raised an impressive amount of money, totaling almost $600,000, with a $2,500 difference between the two. Before finding out who won, Rivera and the other team leader, Ian Ziering, decided to each keep their own team winnings, rather than having the winning team leader take all the money. “If the money was going to Ian, I would roll the dice,” Geraldo said, adding that since the money is for Ian’s charity, “It would be a reckless ego play for me to go for the whole thing, even though I am confident that we won.” Though they decided to keep their own winnings, Vortex defeated Infinity by totaling $294,780 to their opponent’s $292,547. On the show, each celebrity contestant has the opportunity to compete for the charitable organization they choose. Before the Jan. 12 episode, Rivera had Legally Speaking By: Scott Baron, Attorney at Law CATCH FOOTBALL Q: One summer day, another kid and I went to the playground, just as we had many times in the past. We were throwing a football back-and-forth. Next to the playground was a concrete sidewalk. The edge of it was raised, cracked and uneven; it had been that way for years. While running, I tripped at this edge. Between two slabs, there was a gap of at least an inch. A: It sounds like you ought to have been well aware of the obvious risk of playing next to this sidewalk, and were also familiar with the risks inherent in the sport of football in general, such as the risk of falling while running to catch a ball. Under our law, there is no duty upon the city to post guards at the park to channel the forms of play. In a world of limited tax revenue, where conditions are less than ideal, a city are not forbidden from having a playground along a cracked sidewalk. The courts have reasoned that the alternatives are even worse. Like it or not, the legal thinking is that parents in the neighborhood are, or should be, well aware of the conditions under which their children play. If the parents permit the children to play there, then so be it. The city has not undertaken to keep the children safe; it has merely given them permission to use at the park as they find it, to play in it as they would play anywhere else by themselves. Unless your lawyer can uncover a detail you haven’t mentioned, the court is likely to rule that the risk was not such that the city can be held liable: it was a natural risk that was required to be borne by you. Advertorial The law responds to changed conditions; exceptions and variations abound. Here, the information is general; always seek out competent counsel This article shall not be construed as legal advice. Copyright © 2015 Scott Baron & Associates, P.C. All rights reserved. 159-49 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, New York 11414 1750 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, NY 10710 718-738-9800, 914-337-9800, 1-866-927-4878 disabled community from the time when he worked as an investigative reporter at WABC-TV Channel 7, has demonstrated loyal, steadfast support for Life’s WORC throughout his career. Life’s WORC founder and board member Victoria Schneps urges everyone in the developmentally disabled and autistic communities to watch future installments of “The Celebrity Apprentice,” airing Mondays at 8 p.m.
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