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NY gov requests federal aid for Long Island storm (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - February 3, 2010 9:35 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Gov. David Paterson has asked President Barack Obama to declare a major federal disaster for Long Island as a result of the...

Surprising Strength in Long Island’s Warehouse Market (New York Times) - With the lowest vacancy rate of any industrial real estate market in the country, Long Island’s 6,200 warehouses appear to be weathering the recession handily.

Stat! Merger takes Long Island College Hospital off intensive care (New York Post) - Long Island College Hospital’s financial malaise is about to run its course, thanks to an agreement that would merge it with another medical center, officials say.LICH’s current operator, Continuum Health Partners, approved an agreement last Wednesday that would merge the Cobble Hill hospital with SUNY Downstate Medical...

1 dead, 15 hurt in Long Island bus crash (AP via Yahoo! News) - Police say a collision between a bus and another vehicle on eastern Long Island killed one person and slightly injured 15 others.

Long Island in ferment (The Norwalk Citizen) - Shortly after I walked into Long Island's Castello di Borghese vineyard, I found myself in the company of a prince and princess. N.Y., for Castello di Borghese is owned by Italian-born Prince Marco Borghese , whose titled family traces its heritage to ninth-century Tuscany, and his Delaware-born wife, Ann Marie.

1 dead, 9 hurt in bus crash on NY's Long Island (AP via Yahoo! News) - Police on New York's Long Island say one person has been killed and nine others injured in a bus crash.

Service cut to 7 subway line slashes business for Long Island City merchants (New York Daily News) - If there's no train, will they come? That is what Long Island City business owners are wondering after experiencing poor customer turnout during the first of nine consecutive weekends without 7 train service.

Ad Campaign Promoting Gay Acceptance Hits Long Island (WPIX 11 New York) - You won't see the mancrunch.com commercial during the Super Bowl, since the ad promoting a gay dating service was rejected. However, if you travel the roads or rails on Long Island, chances are you will see advertising promoting gay acceptance.

Beagles On Long Island Go Wild: Pack Of Dogs Scare Residents (VIDEO) (The Huffington Post) - What's Your Reaction? Apparently the lovable dog species is the latest animal to go wild in New York. Packs of beagles have been seen roaming around parts of Eastern Long Island, attacking family pets and scaring residents.

Report: Long Island's hungry up 20 percent (New York Post) - HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A new study by a national hunger relief organization finds there are an estimated 283,700 Long Islanders — including nearly 110,000 children — who face the risk of going hungry every day. Feeding America reports that’s a 20 percent increase in those seeking food assistance since...