#General Contractor in Queens NY

[nycskylineconstruction]

Trusted Roofing Company in Westchester County, NY | NYC Skyline Construction

Your roof is one of the most important elements of your home or commercial building. It protects your property from the elements, adds aesthetic appeal, and contributes to your overall comfort and safety. When it comes to Roofing Services in Westchester County, NY, NYC Skyline Construction stands out as a trusted, professional, and highly experienced roofing company dedicated to quality workmanship and customer satisfaction.

Why Choose NYC Skyline Construction?

NYC Skyline Construction is a locally-owned and operated roofing company with years of experience serving the diverse neighborhoods of Westchester County. We understand the unique challenges posed by the region’s climate—from harsh winters to rainy springs and humid summers—and we build roofs designed to endure.

Here’s what sets us apart:

Licensed & Insured: Our team is fully licensed and insured, giving you peace of mind that your project is in capable hands.

Quality Materials: We use only the highest-quality roofing materials from trusted manufacturers to ensure lasting performance and durability.

Skilled Craftsmanship: Every roofing job is completed by skilled professionals who take pride in their work and pay close attention to detail.

Customer-Focused Approach: From your first phone call to project completion, we prioritize clear communication, honesty, and your satisfaction.

Free Estimates: We provide detailed, no-obligation estimates so you know exactly what to expect before any work begins.

Comprehensive Roofing Services

Whether you’re building a new home, need repairs after a storm, or it’s time to replace an aging roof, NYC Skyline Construction offers a full range of roofing services tailored to your needs.

1. Roof Installation

Planning a new construction project? Our team specializes in installing high-performance roofing systems for residential and commercial buildings. We work closely with architects, builders, and homeowners to ensure that every roof meets both structural requirements and aesthetic goals.

2. Roof Replacement

Roofs don’t last forever. If your current roof is over 20 years old, has sustained significant damage, or is no longer functioning efficiently, it may be time for a replacement. We’ll help you choose the right materials for your style and budget, and we’ll complete the replacement efficiently and professionally.

3. Roof Repairs

Leaks, missing shingles, and damaged flashing can compromise the integrity of your roof and lead to more serious problems. Our team is ready to respond quickly and make durable repairs that restore your roof’s protective capabilities.

4. Emergency Roofing Services

Storm damage? Sudden leaks? Don’t wait. We offer emergency roofing services to secure your property quickly and prevent further damage. Call us anytime—our team is always ready to help.

5. Flat & Low-Slope Roofing

Commercial properties often require specialized roofing solutions. We install and repair flat and low-slope roofing systems, including TPO, EPDM, and modified bitumen, tailored to your building’s needs.

6. Gutter Installation & Maintenance

Proper drainage is essential to protecting your roof and foundation. We install and maintain gutters that complement your roofing system and efficiently channel water away from your property.

Roofing Materials We Offer

At NYC Skyline Construction, we know that every property is different. That’s why we offer a wide range of roofing materials, each selected for quality and performance:

Asphalt Shingles: Cost-effective and versatile, ideal for most residential homes.

Metal Roofing: Durable, energy-efficient, and stylish—great for both homes and businesses.

Slate Roofing: Classic beauty with a lifespan of over 100 years.

Wood Shakes & Shingles: Natural elegance with excellent insulation properties.

Flat Roofing Membranes: TPO, EPDM, and other solutions for commercial buildings.

Our team will help you weigh the pros and cons of each material to find the right fit for your specific needs.

Proudly Serving Westchester County

NYC Skyline Construction serves all communities across Westchester County, including but not limited to:

White Plains

Yonkers

New Rochelle

Scarsdale

Mount Vernon

Tarrytown

Ossining

Rye

Peekskill

Harrison

No matter where you're located, you can count on prompt service, expert advice, and a roofing job done right the first time.

What Our Customers Say

Our reputation is built on the satisfaction of our customers. Homeowners and business owners throughout Westchester County consistently praise us for our reliability, professionalism, and excellent results. Many of our projects come from word-of-mouth referrals—a testament to the trust we’ve earned in the community.

Here’s what a few of our satisfied customers had to say:

“NYC Skyline Construction replaced our roof after a storm, and they did an incredible job. The crew was professional, fast, and respectful of our property. Highly recommend!” – Jane L., Scarsdale

“From the estimate to the final inspection, the process was smooth and stress-free. They truly care about their customers.” – Mark D., White Plains

Get in Touch with NYC Skyline Construction Today

If you’re looking for a roofing company in Westchester County that delivers on its promises, look no further than NYC Skyline Construction. We’re proud to provide reliable, high-quality roofing services you can count on.

Contact us today for a free consultation or estimate—and let’s protect your property with a roof that lasts.

📞 Phone: +13479922284 🌐 Website: www.nycskylineconstruction.com 📧 Email: nycskylineconstruction@gmail.com

[mostlysignssomeportents]

The reason you can’t buy a car is the same reason that your health insurer let hackers dox you

On July 14, I'm giving the closing keynote for the fifteenth HACKERS ON PLANET EARTH, in QUEENS, NY. Happy Bastille Day! On July 20, I'm appearing in CHICAGO at Exile in Bookville.

In 2017, Equifax suffered the worst data-breach in world history, leaking the deep, nonconsensual dossiers it had compiled on 148m Americans and 15m Britons, (and 19k Canadians) into the world, to form an immortal, undeletable reservoir of kompromat and premade identity-theft kits:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Equifax_data_breach

Equifax knew the breach was coming. It wasn't just that their top execs liquidated their stock in Equifax before the announcement of the breach – it was also that they ignored years of increasingly urgent warnings from IT staff about the problems with their server security.

Things didn't improve after the breach. Indeed, the 2017 Equifax breach was the starting gun for a string of more breaches, because Equifax's servers didn't just have one fubared system – it was composed of pure, refined fubar. After one group of hackers breached the main Equifax system, other groups breached other Equifax systems, over and over, and over:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/equifax-password-username-admin-lawsuit-201118316.html

Doesn't this remind you of Boeing? It reminds me of Boeing. The spectacular 737 Max failures in 2018 weren't the end of the scandal. They weren't even the scandal's start – they were the tipping point, the moment in which a long history of lethally defective planes "breached" from the world of aviation wonks and into the wider public consciousness:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Boeing_737

Just like with Equifax, the 737 Max disasters tipped Boeing into a string of increasingly grim catastrophes. Each fresh disaster landed with the grim inevitability of your general contractor texting you that he's just opened up your ceiling and discovered that all your joists had rotted out – and that he won't be able to deal with that until he deals with the termites he found last week, and that they'll have to wait until he gets to the cracks in the foundation slab from the week before, and that those will have to wait until he gets to the asbestos he just discovered in the walls.

Drip, drip, drip, as you realize that the most expensive thing you own – which is also the thing you had hoped to shelter for the rest of your life – isn't even a teardown, it's just a pure liability. Even if you razed the structure, you couldn't start over, because the soil is full of PCBs. It's not a toxic asset, because it's not an asset. It's just toxic.

Equifax isn't just a company: it's infrastructure. It started out as an engine for racial, political and sexual discrimination, paying snoops to collect gossip from nosy neighbors, which was assembled into vast warehouses full of binders that told bank officers which loan applicants should be denied for being queer, or leftists, or, you know, Black:

https://jacobin.com/2017/09/equifax-retail-credit-company-discrimination-loans

This witch-hunts-as-a-service morphed into an official part of the economy, the backbone of the credit industry, with a license to secretly destroy your life with haphazardly assembled "facts" about your life that you had the most minimal, grudging right to appeal (or even see). Turns out there are a lot of customers for this kind of service, and the capital markets showered Equifax with the cash needed to buy almost all of its rivals, in mergers that were waved through by a generation of Reaganomics-sedated antitrust regulators.

There's a direct line from that acquisition spree to the Equifax breach(es). First of all, companies like Equifax were early adopters of technology. They're a database company, so they were the crash-test dummies for ever generation of database. These bug-riddled, heavily patched systems were overlaid with subsequent layers of new tech, with new defects to be patched and then overlaid with the next generation.

These systems are intrinsically fragile, because things fall apart at the seams, and these systems are all seams. They are tech-debt personified. Now, every kind of enterprise will eventually reach this state if it keeps going long enough, but the early digitizers are the bow-wave of that coming infopocalypse, both because they got there first and because the bottom tiers of their systems are composed of layers of punchcards and COBOL, crumbling under the geological stresses of seventy years of subsequent technology.

The single best account of this phenomenon is the British Library's postmortem of their ransomware attack, which is also in the running for "best hard-eyed assessment of how fucked things are":

https://www.bl.uk/home/british-library-cyber-incident-review-8-march-2024.pdf

There's a reason libraries, cities, insurance companies, and other giant institutions keep getting breached: they started accumulating tech debt before anyone else, so they've got more asbestos in the walls, more sagging joists, more foundation cracks and more termites.

That was the starting point for Equifax – a company with a massive tech debt that it would struggle to pay down under the most ideal circumstances.

Then, Equifax deliberately made this situation infinitely worse through a series of mergers in which it bought dozens of other companies that all had their own version of this problem, and duct-taped their failing, fucked up IT systems to its own. The more seams an IT system has, the more brittle and insecure it is. Equifax deliberately added so many seams that you need to be able to visualized additional spatial dimensions to grasp them – they had fractal seams.

But wait, there's more! The reason to merge with your competitors is to create a monopoly position, and the value of a monopoly position is that it makes a company too big to fail, which makes it too big to jail, which makes it too big to care. Each Equifax acquisition took a piece off the game board, making it that much harder to replace Equifax if it fucked up. That, in turn, made it harder to punish Equifax if it fucked up. And that meant that Equifax didn't have to care if it fucked up.

Which is why the increasingly desperate pleas for more resources to shore up Equifax's crumbling IT and security infrastructure went unheeded. Top management could see that they were steaming directly into an iceberg, but they also knew that they had a guaranteed spot on the lifeboats, and that someone else would be responsible for fishing the dead passengers out of the sea. Why turn the wheel?

That's what happened to Boeing, too: the company acquired new layers of technical complexity by merging with rivals (principally McDonnell-Douglas), and then starved the departments that would have to deal with that complexity because it was being managed by execs whose driving passion was to run a company that was too big to care. Those execs then added more complexity by chasing lower costs by firing unionized, competent, senior staff and replacing them with untrained scabs in jurisdictions chosen for their lax labor and environmental enforcement regimes.

(The biggest difference was that Boeing once had a useful, high-quality product, whereas Equifax started off as an irredeemably terrible, if efficient, discrimination machine, and grew to become an equally terrible, but also ferociously incompetent, enterprise.)

This is the American story of the past four decades: accumulate tech debt, merge to monopoly, exponentially compound your tech debt by combining barely functional IT systems. Every corporate behemoth is locked in a race between the eventual discovery of its irreparable structural defects and its ability to become so enmeshed in our lives that we have to assume the costs of fixing those defects. It's a contest between "too rotten to stand" and "too big to care."

Remember last February, when we all discovered that there was a company called Change Healthcare, and that they were key to processing virtually every prescription filled in America? Remember how we discovered this? Change was hacked, went down, ransomed, and no one could fill a scrip in America for more than a week, until they paid the hackers $22m in Bitcoin?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Change_Healthcare_ransomware_attack

How did we end up with Change Healthcare as the linchpin of the entire American prescription system? Well, first Unitedhealthcare became the largest health insurer in America by buying all its competitors in a series of mergers that comatose antitrust regulators failed to block. Then it combined all those other companies' IT systems into a cosmic-scale dog's breakfast that barely ran. Then it bought Change and used its monopoly power to ensure that every Rx ran through Change's servers, which were part of that asbestos-filled, termite-infested, crack-foundationed, sag-joisted teardown. Then, it got hacked.

United's execs are the kind of execs on a relentless quest to be too big to care, and so they don't care. Which is why their they had to subsequently announce that they had suffered a breach that turned the complete medical histories of one third of Americans into immortal Darknet kompromat that is – even now – being combined with breach data from Equifax and force-fed to the slaves in Cambodia and Laos's pig-butchering factories:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/01/politics/data-stolen-healthcare-hack/index.html

Those slaves are beaten, tortured, and punitively raped in compounds to force them to drain the life's savings of everyone in Canada, Australia, Singapore, the UK and Europe. Remember that they are downstream of the forseeable, inevitable IT failures of companies that set out to be too big to care that this was going to happen.

Failures like Ticketmaster's, which flushed 500 million users' personal information into the identity-theft mills just last month. Ticketmaster, you'll recall, grew to its current scale through (you guessed it), a series of mergers en route to "too big to care" status, that resulted in its IT systems being combined with those of Ticketron, Live Nation, and dozens of others:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/business/ticketmaster-hack-data-breach.html

But enough about that. Let's go car-shopping!

Good luck with that. There's a company you've never heard. It's called CDK Global. They provide "dealer management software." They are a monopolist. They got that way after being bought by a private equity fund called Brookfield. You can't complete a car purchase without their systems, and their systems have been hacked. No one can buy a car:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/business/cdk-global-cyber-attack-update/index.html

Writing for his BIG newsletter, Matt Stoller tells the all-too-familiar story of how CDK Global filled the walls of the nation's auto-dealers with the IT equivalent of termites and asbestos, and lays the blame where it belongs: with a legal and economics establishment that wanted it this way:

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/a-supreme-court-justice-is-why-you

The CDK story follows the Equifax/Boeing/Change Healthcare/Ticketmaster pattern, but with an important difference. As CDK was amassing its monopoly power, one of its execs, Dan McCray, told a competitor, Authenticom founder Steve Cottrell that if he didn't sell to CDK that he would "fucking destroy" Authenticom by illegally colluding with the number two dealer management company Reynolds.

Rather than selling out, Cottrell blew the whistle, using Cottrell's own words to convince a district court that CDK had violated antitrust law. The court agreed, and ordered CDK and Reynolds – who controlled 90% of the market – to continue to allow Authenticom to participate in the DMS market.

Dealers cheered this on: CDK/Reynolds had been steadily hiking prices, while ingesting dealer data and using it to gouge the dealers on additional services, while denying dealers access to their own data. The services that Authenticom provided for $35/month cost $735/month from CDK/Reynolds (they justified this price hike by saying they needed the additional funds to cover the costs of increased information security!).

CDK/Reynolds appealed the judgment to the 7th Circuit, where a panel of economists weighed in. As Stoller writes, this panel included monopoly's most notorious (and well-compensated) cheerleader, Frank Easterbrook, and the "legendary" Democrat Diane Wood. They argued for CDK/Reynolds, demanding that the court release them from their obligations to share the market with Authenticom:

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-7th-circuit/1879150.html

The 7th Circuit bought the argument, overturning the lower court and paving the way for the CDK/Reynolds monopoly, which is how we ended up with one company's objectively shitty IT systems interwoven into the sale of every car, which meant that when Russian hackers looked at that crosseyed, it split wide open, allowing them to halt auto sales nationwide. What happens next is a near-certainty: CDK will pay a multimillion dollar ransom, and the hackers will reward them by breaching the personal details of everyone who's ever bought a car, and the slaves in Cambodian pig-butchering compounds will get a fresh supply of kompromat.

But on the plus side, the need to pay these huge ransoms is key to ensuring liquidity in the cryptocurrency markets, because ransoms are now the only nondiscretionary liability that can only be settled in crypto:

https://locusmag.com/2022/09/cory-doctorow-moneylike/

When the 7th Circuit set up every American car owner to be pig-butchered, they cited one of the most important cases in antitrust history: the 2004 unanimous Supreme Court decision in Verizon v Trinko:

https://www.oyez.org/cases/2003/02-682

Trinko was a case about whether antitrust law could force Verizon, a telcoms monopolist, to share its lines with competitors, something it had been ordered to do and then cheated on. The decision was written by Antonin Scalia, and without it, Big Tech would never have been able to form. Scalia and Trinko gave us the modern, too-big-to-care versions of Google, Meta, Apple, Microsoft and the other tech baronies.

In his Trinko opinion, Scalia said that "possessing monopoly power" and "charging monopoly prices" was "not unlawful" – rather, it was "an important element of the free-market system." Scalia – writing on behalf of a unanimous court! – said that fighting monopolists "may lessen the incentive for the monopolist…to invest in those economically beneficial facilities."

In other words, in order to prevent monopolists from being too big to care, we have to let them have monopolies. No wonder Trinko is the Zelig of shitty antitrust rulings, from the decision to dismiss the antitrust case against Facebook and Apple's defense in its own ongoing case:

https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/073_2021.06.28_mtd_order_memo.pdf

Trinko is the origin node of too big to care. It's the reason that our whole economy is now composed of "infrastructure" that is made of splitting seams, asbestos, termites and dry rot. It's the reason that the entire automotive sector became dependent on companies like Reynolds, whose billionaire owner intentionally and illegally destroyed evidence of his company's crimes, before going on to commit the largest tax fraud in American history:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/billionaire-robert-brockman-accused-of-biggest-tax-fraud-in-u-s-history-dies-at-81-11660226505

Trinko begs companies to become too big to care. It ensures that they will exponentially increase their IT debt while becoming structurally important to whole swathes of the US economy. It guarantees that they will underinvest in IT security. It is the soil in which pig butchering grew.

It's why you can't buy a car.

Now, I am fond of quoting Stein's Law at moments like this: "anything that can't go on forever will eventually stop." As Stoller writes, after two decades of unchallenged rule, Trinko is looking awfully shaky. It was substantially narrowed in 2023 by the 10th Circuit, which had been briefed by Biden's antitrust division:

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca10/22-1164/22-1164-2023-08-21.html

And the cases of 2024 have something going for them that Trinko lacked in 2004: evidence of what a fucking disaster Trinko is. The wrongness of Trinko is so increasingly undeniable that there's a chance it will be overturned.

But it won't go down easy. As Stoller writes, Trinko didn't emerge from a vacuum: the economic theories that underpinned it come from some of the heroes of orthodox economics, like Joseph Schumpeter, who is positively worshipped. Schumpeter was antitrust's OG hater, who wrote extensively that antitrust law didn't need to exist because any harmful monopoly would be overturned by an inevitable market process dictated by iron laws of economics.

Schumpeter wrote that monopolies could only be sustained by "alertness and energy" – that there would never be a monopoly so secure that its owner became too big to care. But he went further, insisting that the promise of attaining a monopoly was key to investment in great new things, because monopolists had the economic power that let them plan and execute great feats of innovation.

The idea that monopolies are benevolent dictators has pervaded our economic tale for decades. Even today, critics who deplore Facebook and Google do so on the basis that they do not wield their power wisely (say, to stamp out harassment or disinformation). When confronted with the possibility of breaking up these companies or replacing them with smaller platforms, those critics recoil, insisting that without Big Tech's scale, no one will ever have the power to accomplish their goals:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/18/urban-wildlife-interface/#combustible-walled-gardens

But they misunderstand the relationship between corporate power and corporate conduct. The reason corporations accumulate power is so that they can be insulated from the consequences of the harms they wreak upon the rest of us. They don't inflict those harms out of sadism: rather, they do so in order to externalize the costs of running a good system, reaping the profits of scale while we pay its costs.

The only reason to accumulate corporate power is to grow too big to care. Any corporation that amasses enough power that it need not care about us will not care about it. You can't fix Facebook by replacing Zuck with a good unelected social media czar with total power over billions of peoples' lives. We need to abolish Zuck, not fix Zuck.

Zuck is not exceptional: there were a million sociopaths whom investors would have funded to monopolistic dominance if he had balked. A monopoly like Facebook has a Zuck-shaped hole at the top of its org chart, and only someone Zuck-shaped will ever fit through that hole.

Our whole economy is now composed of companies with sociopath-shaped holes at the tops of their org chart. The reason these companies can only be run by sociopaths is the same reason that they have become infrastructure that is crumbling due to sociopathic neglect. The reckless disregard for the risk of combining companies is the source of the market power these companies accumulated, and the market power let them neglect their systems to the point of collapse.

This is the system that Schumpeter, and Easterbrook, and Wood, and Scalia – and the entire Supreme Court of 2004 – set out to make. The fact that you can't buy a car is a feature, not a bug. The pig-butcherers, wallowing in an ocean of breach data, are a feature, not a bug. The point of the system was what it did: create unimaginable wealth for a tiny cohort of the worst people on Earth without regard to the collapse this would provoke, or the plight of those of us trapped and suffocating in the rubble.

Support me this summer on the Clarion Write-A-Thon and help raise money for the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop!

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/28/dealer-management-software/#antonin-scalia-stole-your-car

Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg

CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

[ultimateaclrecovery]

Checking in on my 2023 goals!

23 things for 2023

1. buy 1 horse

Done!! Bought Luna!!!

2. Knit a pair of socks

I knit a sock, that I finished today. But I mostly decided I wanted to knit other things instead so this is fine

3. Three camping trips

went to mt of the holy cross, and New Mexico for two camping nights, plus a day hike in winter park. So technically no but pretty close!

4. Plant four pumpkins

…..no. I bought seeds and did nothing and I don’t feel that bad about it

5. Handstand (five fingers) press

Lol no. Did nothing for it. Never made a plan and so did not achieve

6. Kill side yard weeds (because weeds are the devil 666)

Success? I paid a Gardner to pull them all so yes! Feels like a failure because I didn’t really deal with them or the yard in general, but they are all gone now.

7. Go to Loyola social justice meeting (7th heaven)

I went to a meeting! And baked cookies for an event. (And then never went back oops)

8. Mail 8 letters to mates - birthday cards probably

Success! (Rebecca birthday, Sarah birthday, Clare get well card, Callie birthday, Alison birthday, clare birthday, Callie wedding, clare kt recipe card)

9. Research 9 hours of getting a cat (9 lives)

Decided a horse was enough so stopped researching 🤷‍♀️[ read complete guide to adopting a cat 3 hours]

10. Do ten full pull ups

Total yes, in a row like intended absolutely not. I can do like 2.5 in a row. Made haphazard progress, but now I have a pull up bar so hoping for better next year!

11. Buy 11 things off of my to buy eventually list

Success! This was easy and I did it! (air fryer, air mattress, nice soap dispensers, office mat, thermometer, fire extinguisher, white tank top, little plates, shower cleaner, plastic drain pipes, sheet pan organizer, bonus: back door light bulb, rainbow flag and holder, more bras)

12. Go on 12 dates

Success! I thought this would be really hard but then I just got my boyfriend by like February and it ended up being the easiest ny resolution ever. He even asked me out to start.

13. Run a half marathon 13.1 miles

Success! (Okay this was a gimme because I signed up for it and had a training plan in 2022 but still)

14. Hike a fourteener

Success! mt of the holy cross and it was terrifying and very long but we did it!

15. Read 30 (15x2) books

I read 27 and have three in various states of completion. I kind of wanted to power this one thru but it wouldn’t have been fun and then what’s the point. This one is hard because I abandoned so so many books this year. Like I made it at least one chapter into like 40 and a couple half way thru. So close but no cigar but I refuse to read things that aren’t fun just to hit a goal so I feel fine about it.

16. Host 8 things

Hosted 3, organized a couple others so partial credit. I would like to do better in the future. ( galentines, whimsy brunch, birthday, organized brunch at watercourse, organized lake day)

17. Go out dancing (must be more dancing than drinking, dance class counts.)(dancing queen only 17)

Nope. But also that’s fine.

18. Upgrade phone and deal with all photos. Upload belize to fb and save others. Data management

Mostly. I got an external storage for Christmas so I can finish when I get home. So solid partial credit. (uploaded some. Upgraded phone plus new battery, still need to get data off of it) emmapictures2222_2@gmail.com emmapictures2222@gmail.com

19. General contractor for house cracks plus install air conditioner

Success. Installed ac. Got the cracks looked at once and they were fine and then they got worse and now I’m getting foundation work done. So success I guess.

20. Get 20 layout ds

… I did not count. I def got some but probably not 20 so partial credit. (4 from leiout)

21. Go to frisbee Masters regionals

Success! Another bit of gimme but we went and qualified to nationals!)

22. Buy purple navel jewelry (I’m feeling 22)

Success! (And I love it)

23. volunteer for 23 hours

No and I feel bad about it. I need to find something to volunteer with. I feel like I should have the time/be able to make time but it also feels like I never have time and also never want to. But I think it’s important.

So overall full success on 11 of the goals, happy partial on 5, annoyed partial on 2, abandoned 4 and failed my last one and feel bad about it.

But overall pretty good success!

[jdrserviceofnewyork]

Top-Quality Roofing Solutions for Queens and Bronx Homeowners

Are you facing major roofing problems after years of harsh weather? Many homes often stand under severe conditions that cause costly damage to their upper areas. When these reach critical status, finding trusted local experts becomes your house's most vital need. Let's check!

Why Professional Roofing Makes a Difference

When your house needs solid repairs, amateur fixes might bring short-term relief but cause extra damage later. Roofing Services Queens NY offers fully tested methods with three major benefits:

Complete water-tight seals using high-grade materials 

Expert storm-based issue diagnosis

Layer-by-layer inspection before every repair

These steps allow their teams to focus extra attention on small cracks while major fixes occur. Every house shows unique signs that reveal deeper problems which only trained roofers catch early.

Choosing Local Expertise vs. Generic Companies

Your home stands under local storm patterns and faces borough-specific weather issues. Generic firms might bring basic fixes, but they rarely adapt their style based on neighborhood needs. Roofing Services Bronx NY brings their total focus toward upper house areas with:

Block-by-level knowledge about local building codes

Quick storm watch updates after heavy rains

Ready-based teams within close range

These local crews carry tools every single time their trucks leave their shops. When water finds small holes during heavy storms, their rapid teams reach homes before major leaks cause inside damage.

Quality Materials Make Lasting Results

Many homes suffer again after cheap fixes break under heavy snows. Poor-grade items never stand strong while heavy storms batter their areas. Roofing Contractors Bronx NY helps avoid these waste-based cycles by using only super-grade products with proven track records.

Their teams build layer-based systems where every piece works while other parts offer backup safety. This extra depth means water finds zero entry points, which keeps upper house areas fully secure during years after fixes occur.

Complete Services Beyond Basic Repairs

While fixes solve short-term needs, total system checks offer better value through early issue detection. Residential Roofing Installs Queens NY brings whole-house coverage with these extra steps:

Ridge-based ventilation checks

Gutter-level water flow tests

Attic-space moisture readings

These extra tests allow their teams to catch small issues before water finds those weak spots. Early fixes after these tests bring costs lower while major damage never forms inside upper house areas.

Wrapping Up

Your house needs quick, solid work when signs first appear. Water often finds small entry areas where damage grows while months pass. Waiting often costs three times their small repair prices later.

Contact local teams when first signs begin showing along their upper edges. These quick calls might bring early fixes that solve major risks while costs remain small values rather than large bills.

[apbtelecom]

APB Telecom

APB Telecom

APB Telecom – New York City’s Structured Cabling Experts

APB Telecom is a leading structured cabling company specializing in designing, installing, and managing high-quality data network infrastructure. Our expert team provides reliable cabling solutions for businesses, schools, universities, medical offices, law firms, financial institutions, and retail spaces.

Services Offered: Structured Cabling: Low voltage and telecommunications cabling for LAN, WAN, and VoIP networks. Cable Management: Organizing and labeling server rooms to prevent network failures. Fiber Optics Networks: High-speed fiber optic cable installation for seamless data transmission. Telecommunications Systems: Installation of analog and VoIP phone lines, fax lines, and emergency communication systems. Security Systems: Custom-designed access control and CCTV camera installations. TV Mounting Services: Secure and professional TV installation with cable concealment. Areas Served:

APB Telecom provides structured cabling services throughout New York City, including:

The Bronx

Manhattan

Brooklyn

Queens

Staten Island

Westchester County

North and Central New Jersey

With a reputation for flawless design, expert installation, and reliable data networks, APB Telecom ensures businesses and organizations stay connected with high-performance, scalable network infrastructure.

New York City’s Structured Cabling Company

Cabling Services for Fast Data Networks and More!

https://apbtelecom.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-4.png?w=1024

schools, universities, and libraries

financial and corporate organizations

law firms and medical offices

shopping centers and retail stores

homes and more

People responsible for acquiring structured cabling networks for organizations, including chief information officers, chief technology officers, tech teams, and general contractors, depend on our experts to provide them with high-quality equipment, well-planned installations, cable management expertise, and timely service and repairs.

Our network engineers have the insight and specialized knowledge to design and install the optimal cable layout and equipment for your structured wiring system, including low voltage cabling, telecommunications cabling, and voice analog cabling.

Structured Cabling Company

Structured Cabling

contact us

APB Telecom https://www.apbtelecom.com/ ​​​ADDRESS:  2686 Briggs Ave Suite 1 Bronx, NY 10458 PHONE: (718) 737-4945

Facebook

LinkedIn

Instagram

TikTok

[rzconstructiongroup]

Rz Construction Group Inc

RZ Construction Group Inc is a fully inclusive construction company in Astoria NY. From initial design to final clean up, our results speak for themselves. We are fully licensed, insured, and bonded to provide both commercial and residential construction services to customers in Astoria and the surrounding area. Proud to serve New York State for 25 years. No job is too small nor too big. If you are looking for a general contractor in Astoria NY or want to know more about our wide range of professional but affordable construction and repair services, reach out to us at (718) 938-9887

Website: https://rzconstructiongroup.com/

Address : 1816 26th Ave, Queens, NY 11102, United States

Phone Number: 718-938-9887

Business Hours: Monday to Friday 8am–8pm Saturday - Sunday Closed

[sweettriumphperson]

Waterproofing Services Queens

Nuera Contracting is one stop solutions of brick roofing, waterproofing, siding, stucco, Masonry Services, Porch Railing Contractors custom builds for Commercial and Residential in Brooklyn.Waterproofing Services Queens

About Compny :-

 NuEra Construction is a family-owned construction company providing top-quality all types of general contracting services since 1999. Owners of homes and businesses in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Bronx, Manhattan and Nassau County who value and demand exceptional professional craftsmanship and steadfast integrity Service may depend on us. Building Restorations & Constructions Services, All Kinds of Roofing, Waterproofing, Masonry, Exterior/ Facade Repairs and Renovations are all covered by NuEra Construction.

We provide complete building repairs and restoration services for commercial and residential buildings in accordance with New York City building codes, completing all projects on schedule and according to standards for resource efficiency.

Custom brick repairs and replacements, masonry, waterproofing, and roofing projects like all types of stone & masonry work are our areas of expertise. Restoration of landmark buildings, brick walls, parapet walls, and stone walkways. We can construct stunning outdoor walkways and driveways, as well as a stone masonry wall that will give your wine room a pleasing appearance, to improve your patios and backyards. Masonry and roofing repairs are completed on all of our projects with pride and grace. Additionally, we can handle any size masonry or roofing project; simply call us for a free estimate.

Click Here For More info.:- https://nueranyc.com/

Location :- Brooklyn: 8851 20th Ave Brooklyn NY 11214, USA

Social Media Profile Links-

[nycskylineconstruction]

Masonry Tips Most Queens Contractors Don’t Share

👷‍♂️ Ever had a contractor cut out important details about masonry work? We’ve heard the stories. That’s why we put together these real-world tips—things most won’t mention straight away. 🧱 From winter prep to mortar selection—get the insights here: Masonry Tips Most Queens Contractors Don’t Share

[nueranyc]

Commercial Masonry Services

if you are looking Waterproofing Services, Commercial Masonry Services, Residential Masonry Services and Block Work Services Nassau County NY, Visit here nueranyc.com. Commercial Masonry Services

About Compny :-

NuEra Construction is a family-owned construction company providing top-quality all types of general contracting services since 1999. Owners of homes and businesses in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Bronx, Manhattan and Nassau County who value and demand exceptional professional craftsmanship and steadfast integrity Service may depend on us. Building Restorations & Constructions Services, All Kinds of Roofing, Waterproofing, Masonry, Exterior/ Facade Repairs and Renovations are all covered by NuEra Construction.

We provide complete building repairs and restoration services for commercial and residential buildings in accordance with New York City building codes, completing all projects on schedule and according to standards for resource efficiency.

Custom brick repairs and replacements, masonry, waterproofing, and roofing projects like all types of stone & masonry work are our areas of expertise. Restoration of landmark buildings, brick walls, parapet walls, and stone walkways. We can construct stunning outdoor walkways and driveways, as well as a stone masonry wall that will give your wine room a pleasing appearance, to improve your patios and backyards. Masonry and roofing repairs are completed on all of our projects with pride and grace. Additionally, we can handle any size masonry or roofing project; simply call us for a free estimate.

Click Here For More info.:- https://nueranyc.com/

Location :- Brooklyn: 8851 20th Ave Brooklyn NY 11214, USA

Social Media Profile Links-

[topratedconstructionnyc]

Top Rated Construction NYC Inc

At Top Rated Construction NYC, We build spaces that exceed your expectations and vision. Whether you're looking for residential NYC construction or commercial property development, we've got you covered.

For more than a decade, we've been catering to the unique requirements of our clients in New York City. Our focus has always been to deliver service excellence that drives satisfaction and joy.

we thrive on our industry-leading technical capabilities blended with years of experience in satisfying our customers. Our system-driven project management approach enables us to deliver the best quality solutions in a timely manner.

And our multi-domain expertise makes us the one-stop solution for all your construction and renovation requirements.

Address: 4700 Northern Blvd #129, Queens, NY 11101

Phone: +1 646-866-9527

website:nyc general contractors

[seoteam1]

Home renovations in a bustling city like New York require more than just good craftsmanship—they demand precision, timely execution, and a deep understanding of the unique building codes and logistics of each borough. Whether you’re remodeling a brownstone in Manhattan or updating a family home in Queens, working with reliable professionals ensures your vision becomes a reality. Skilled general contractors in Manhattan, NY bring the experience, tools, and attention to detail that set successful renovation projects apart from the rest.

[doodleimprovement]

Nell - A Brief Guide

Annabella Gracia Buonacci is an OC that I typically use in fandom content. They’re usually over the age of 25, single, and use She/They pronouns.

She is used in two main fandom - Marvel, and A Hat in Time

Click “Keep Reading” for the full post!

We’ll start with the two Marvel universes first, as those are the “simplest”.

MCU Nell (Current Age: 31)

MCU Nell is a nurse in the “Pro Bono” ER at Flushing general in Queens NY. She befriended May at a grief counseling group, and through her met Peter Parker, and shortly after that found out he was the up-and-coming superhero Spider-Man. Post Civil War, she met and befriended Tony Stark, who introduced her to Thor. She built up a relationship with Thor, starting to see each other just before Infinity War. She survived the Snap, but in the 5 years between Infinity War and Endgame, their relationship fell apart. Post Endgame she divides her time between her full time hospital job, her part time Avengers/Stark Industries/Government-ish position, her burgeoning relationship with Doctor Strange, and gaining grey hairs helping out young heroes.(Tag: MCU Nell)

Spider-Verse Nell (Current age: 36) 

Spider-Verse Nell is also a nurse, working generally in the hospital rather than in a specific wing. She knew Peter Parker, and had a similar relationship to him that she has with MCU Spider-Man. She met and dated Aaron for some time, which was how she met Miles. Aaron and Nell didn’t date for long, but remained good friends after that, and she saw Miles a few more times pre-film. Post-film, she offers Miles advice in the form of Spider-Man 1.0 anecdotes, and medical attention. There’s a running gag that she’s dating a superhero, but no one knows which one. Oh, also, she is the niece of Doctor Olivia Octavius. That’s not as important as you'd think it’d be, but still.  (Tag: Spiderverse Nell)

A Hat in Time:

AHIT “Canon” Nell (Age at “death”: 40) :

This Nell is technically a Prelude to her game self. They are the town apothecary, friendly with all and while reclusive, isn’t seen as weird. She’s divorced, and has been close with the royal family (Read: Vanessa) for well over a decade. She’s also friendly with the prince, and might be related to the florist (I never decided on that)  (Does not have specific tag, typically grouped under “Ahit Nell”, “Subconite Nell” and “Ghost Nell”)

There are two possible endings for “Canon” Nell: One where she is a ghost, and one where she is a subconite.

Subconite Nell: 

Subconite Nell is the most likely outcome, and occurs if Nell remains in Subcon when it freezes over. Subconite Nell remembers next to nothing about their past life, not even knowing that the handkerchief on their head was one they used in life. They do regular subconite things (They quite like being hung for some reason….. ) and they are the only subconite who is allowed alone in Snatcher’s lab. Their personality is quite the same to when they were alive though. Typically the default Nell for all other Post-canon AUs.(Tag: Subconite Nell)

Ghost Nell:

If Nell leaves for the coast just before the fall of Subcon, returns and is traumatically killed by Vanessa, they become a ghost much like Snatcher, but with a few notable differences. For one, They typically keep themselves in a more human shape, but at a far larger size than Snatcher normally uses. Their eyes and magic are cyan, though they don’t use it frequently. They are quite fond of Hat Kid, and the cusp of their arc confronts their mysterious (or not so mysterious now) death. They spend most of their time cultivating a field of flowers and herbs. (Tag: Ghost Nell) 

“”””Coffee Shop AU”””” Nell (Current Age: 40) : 

The School nurse at the local Elementary, She’s jaded and has a somewhat nebulous past that most people don’t even know. She loves coffee, gardening, and listening to music. Very obviously a witch but no one seems to notice. She’s a side character in every sense, but has a good sense of humor about it (self aware). Her best friend, Daph, became obsessed with the local cryptid - The “Snatcher” and started just… sending her all of this merch. Her house looks like a Snatcher museum. She takes it in stride and quite frankly, it’s a running joke at this point

Other AUs: (Might be edited at a later date)

The Little Contractor ( @bittybattybunny​ ): Very similar to Coffee Shop AU, but instead of Daph buying the merch, she does it herself and partially does it to take the piss out of Ru. She babysits for Eclipse and Ru occasionally.

Pokemon (AHIT related): Runs a small, remote Pokemon center in the middle of a forest with a Chimecho as their main assistant. There is also a Blastoise that lives out of a pond near the center. This is mostly inspired by @ahatintimepieces​ Lawyer!Eevee AU

Victorian AU: The doctor of the village of Subcon. Very no nonsense,doesn’t appear very much until the final act. 

[tricorecontracting]

TriCore Contracting - Valley Stream, NY

TriCore is your local home improvement and renovation contractor in Valley Stream, NY. Call us at 516-815-3838 or visit https://tricorepro.com for free estimates, and reasonable prices. Our services include Masonry, Concrete, Paving, Roofing, Flooring. General Contractor in Queens, Brooklyn, Nassau for Home Improvement, Bathroom Remodeling, and Kitchen Remodeling.

[firstchoiceins]

Need To Buy Car Insurance in Ozone Park and Deer Park, NY

Running a small business is undoubtedly pleasing, but the business owner must focus on the associated risks and ensure profitability. Inadvertently injuring a third party or damaging its property can result in liability claims. Trying to pay compensation from the pocket can be cripplingly expensive. Instead, it is essential to consider buying general liability insurance in Queens and Brooklyn, NY, by contacting insurance agencies or individual agents.

It is interesting to note that almost all insurance providers sell this type of liability insurance plan. The best insurance agencies will provide quotes giving details of the coverage and premium rates. It is advisable to request quotes from at least three agencies to make the selection process easier. The business owner may decide to buy the insurance coverage online as well. This is possible for businesses that earn less than $1 million in revenue.

It is astounding that some agencies provide coverage at a low rate of $11. Product liability may be included as required.

Being excited about paying a low rate for a premium is not the only criterion to consider. Instead, one must check the extent of coverage that is likely to include the following:-

· Bodily Injury- The insurance company will pay for medical expenses when a business entity is found guilty of causing the injury. Slips and falls, as well as falling objects, can result in liability for the business owner.

· Property Damage- An employee responsible for damaging the customers' or visitors' property is covered by liability insurance. The agency will pay for repair costs or the damaged item/structure replacement. ​ · Personal Injury- The insurance coverage will stretch to compensation for personal injury that is not physical. The business owner can thus be absolved of libel and/or slander against a third party.

· Product liability coverage- A product the business sells may hurt the consumers/customers. The insurance coverage will kick in here, with the insurance carrier making good the loss

· Product recall- There are instances of products being recalled due to inferior quality. However, such a recall will result in heavy losses for the business owner. Thankfully, general liability insurance will cover the losses and mitigate the financial impact. This coverage is an add-on to the liability insurance and is not always included in the policy.

· Contractual liability coverage- A contractor's life is challenging as there are multiple things to consider simultaneously. One can always add this coverage to the existing insurance policy and settle all contractor-related liability claims.

The state does not mandate general liability insurance. Being covered can help a small business owner remain protected from liability claims and legal costs. A contractor is well advised to buy this type of coverage. The landlord may also make it a prerequisite for running the business from a rented site.

A self-driven vehicle is a necessity for all Americans today. Buying the right car insurance in Ozone Park and Deer Park, NY, can enable one to drive as required without considering financial risks in the aftermath of an accident or vehicle damage.

[sweettriumphperson]

Roofing Services Brooklyn

Nuera Contracting is one stop solutions of brick roofing, waterproofing, siding, stucco, Masonry Services, Porch Railing Contractors custom builds for Commercial and Residential in Brooklyn.Roofing Services Brooklyn

About Compny :-

 NuEra Construction is a family-owned construction company providing top-quality all types of general contracting services since 1999. Owners of homes and businesses in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Bronx, Manhattan and Nassau County who value and demand exceptional professional craftsmanship and steadfast integrity Service may depend on us. Building Restorations & Constructions Services, All Kinds of Roofing, Waterproofing, Masonry, Exterior/ Facade Repairs and Renovations are all covered by NuEra Construction.

We provide complete building repairs and restoration services for commercial and residential buildings in accordance with New York City building codes, completing all projects on schedule and according to standards for resource efficiency.

Custom brick repairs and replacements, masonry, waterproofing, and roofing projects like all types of stone & masonry work are our areas of expertise. Restoration of landmark buildings, brick walls, parapet walls, and stone walkways. We can construct stunning outdoor walkways and driveways, as well as a stone masonry wall that will give your wine room a pleasing appearance, to improve your patios and backyards. Masonry and roofing repairs are completed on all of our projects with pride and grace. Additionally, we can handle any size masonry or roofing project; simply call us for a free estimate.

Click Here For More info.:- https://nueranyc.com/

Location :- Brooklyn: 8851 20th Ave Brooklyn NY 11214, USA

Social Media Profile Links-

[nycskylineconstruction]

Sidewalk Repair Queens NY: What You Need to Know

In Queens, where foot traffic is changeless and weather conditions can be unpredictable, sidewalk damage is not very common. Understanding the sidewalk repair process, choosing the right contractor, and knowing your rights as a property owner are essential. Here’s everything you need to know about sidewalk repair Queens NY.