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Cleaning the Industrial Grit Off Long Island City (New York Times) - New York is trying to turn Long Island City, a Queens enclave just across the East River, into a neighborhood with a fresher look.

FedEx Truck Hits, Kills Pedestrian on Long Island (1010 WINS New York) - Long Beach City Police Lt. Bruce Meyer says the accident happened about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. The truck struck several parked cars before hitting the pedestrian.

2 arrested after 3 dogs found in squalor in Long Island (Staten Island Advance) - SELDEN, L.I. -- A Long Island man and woman are under arrest after authorities found three dogs living in squalid conditions at the couple's home. Agents from the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals went to...

Ship that transports yachts makes a stop at Goat Island. (The Providence Journal) - Yacht Express, which transports vessels from 24 feet to more than 200 feet long, makes a stop at Goat Island.

Southwest Emergency Landing At Long Island Airport (The Huffington Post) - RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — A Southwest Airlines flight headed to Florida had to make an unexpected stop at an airport on New York's Long Island. Southwest spokesman Chris Mainz says a flight attendant reported an electrical smell after takeoff Sunday morning.

Haida Long House Needs Repairs (Alaska Public Radio Network) - Alaska’s only Haida Long House is in need of some serious repair. The wooden structure is near the community of Kasaan, on Prince of Wales Island. The village hopes to raise enough money to restore the historic site to its original condition. Jay Marble, KRBD - Ketchikan Download Audio (MP3)

Emergency Landing at Long Island's MacArthur Airport (1010 WINS New York) - A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at MacArthur Airport  in Long Island Sunday morning after crew noticed an electrical smell shortly after takeoff. File Photo

Sailboat Loses Contact In Long Island Sound (Eyewitness News 3 Hartford) - The Coast Guards says it has lost contact with a a sailboat carrying a father and three teens in Long Island Sound.

Mary Jo Buttafuoco Opens Up About 'Long Island Lolita' (Time Magazine) - Seventeen years after being shot in the face by her husband's teenage mistress, Amy Fisher, Mary Jo Buttafuoco tells all in a new book

Man's Body Pulled From Long Island Sound (NBC Connecticut) - Dive teams located the body of a 28-year-old man who dove off of a pier at Lighthouse Point Park and never resurfaced.