FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com APRIL 2, 2015 • The Queens Courier 27 SCOTT BARON’S STAR OF QUEENS Nan Khin May CUNY service corps volunteer New American Welcome Center, Flushing YMCA VINNY CONSTRUCTION & VINNY CONTAINER SERVICE 718-358-1481 • 646-210-6538 www.VinnyConstructionNYC.com Commercial & Residential • Licensed, Bonded & Insured • Family Owned & Operated $100 OFF Any Service of $1,000 or More With coupon only. Coupons Expire 6/15/15. FREE ESTIMATES • S EnIOR CITIzEn DISCOunTS With coupon only. Coupons Expire 6/15/15. SPRING 023 VINNY CONSTRUCTION: TO ADVERTISE CALL (866) 365-1434 See more coupons @ www.Seasons-Savings.com brought to you by star OF queens SCOTT BARON & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 1-866-WAS-HURT (866) 927-4878 718.738.9800 Back ground: Nan Khin May, 25, was born and raised in Yangon, Myanmar, and now lives in Fresh Meadows. She loves Queens because it is one of the most diverse places she’s ever been and a place where she can taste food from all around the globe. She also appreciates how much time she can save commuting easily to her college and her jobs. Oc upation: May works part time at the office of information technology at Queens College as an assistant, where she learns from her supervisors, coworkers and other students. She also works as an independent financial planner at World Financial Group in College Point, as she would like to become certified after graduating because she wants to help others who are planning to go to college. Comm unity Involvement: Currently, May is a CUNY service corps volunteer at the New American Welcome Center (NAWC) at the Flushing YMCA. NAWC serves the immigrant population by providing a range of services including ESL and computer classes. The goals for the immigrants are English literacy, cultural competence and self-sufficiency. May translates Chinese and Burmese for them, as well as conducts intakes of client information. The majority of students are adults from China, Korea and the Dominican Republic. In addition, May occasionally volunteers for the Mahasi Meditation Group. Greatest Ac hievement: “I would consider getting the experiences of volunteering and giving the community what it needs to be both my greatest personal and professional achievement,” May said. “My 4-year-old niece told me ‘sharing is caring,’ and I couldn’t agree with her more.” Biggest Challenge: “Going to college and getting all good grades because that is an important requirement in Asian families. Also, dealing with my father’s heart disease and elderly health issues.” Inspiration: “My aunt. She is my mentor and best friend. She is a very strong woman and she takes care of her family. She loves me like her own daughter and has taught me since I was in Myanmar. With my parents’ support and her guidance, I am able to live here and succeed.” By Ross Belsky VINNY CONSTRUCTION & VINNY CONTAINER SERVICE 718-358-1481 • 646-210-6538 www.VinnyConstructionNYC.com Commercial & Residential • Licensed, Bonded & Insured • Family Owned & Operated WE nOW DO FREE ESTIMATES • SEnIOR CITIzEn DISCOunTS REnOVATIOnS • Cement • Driveways • Brickwork • Patios • Sidewalks • Fireplaces • Retainer Walls • Ceramic Tile, Marble & Granite • Repair & All Types of Renovations SPRING 023 VINNY CONSTRUCTION: TO ADVERTISE CALL (866) 365-1434 See more coupons @ www.Seasons-Savings.com Legally Speaking By: Scott Baron, Attorney at Law Advertorial MY LAST DIVE Q: A wooden jetty extends into the ocean, perpendicular to the waterline. Many times, we jumped and dove in all directions. After a while, the lifeguard approached and told us to get off the jetty. “One more dive,” I cried. “Leave,” he insisted. “No,” I replied. Eventually, the lifeguard allowed me to make one last dive. I went out to the bulkhead at the ocean end and waited for an oncoming wave. With a shallow-water racing dive, I dove seaward toward the wave. Entering the water, I hit something hard. A: In the operation of recreational areas, a municipality has no duty to supervise users against the dangers inherent in the sport insofar as they are obvious and necessary. Even when a lifeguard tolerates swimming in a location where the municipality has banned it, the swimmer generally continues to assume the obvious and necessary risks. Seemingly, the risk was normal to ocean diving and obvious. The lifeguard had tried hard enough to get you to stop the diving. The municipality was required to do no more. The lifeguard made no representation that diving was safe. While his decision to permit you one last dive was inconsistent with his previous message, this inconsistency did not revoke the prior admonition. No reasonable person in your position would have relied on the guard’s giving-in has a representation that the diving was safe. From another angle, the lifeguard’s caving-in did not give rise to a justifiable reliance. You were in no worse position once the lifeguard acquiesced in your dive than if the lifeguard had never been there. From what you have told me, his failure to keep insisting was not a breach of duty, proximately causing your injuries. 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. 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