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4 men wounded in Long Island party shooting (AP via Yahoo! News) - Police say gunmen sprayed bullets into a group gathered for a birthday party on Long Island, hurting four men.

Rich landlord lives it up on Long Island estate; earns spot on councilman's Slumlord Watch List (New York Daily News) - While Gladys Figuera and other tenants live with broken ovens, rusty bathtubs, peeling lead paint and exposed wiring, their landlord kicks back in a $5.9 million Long Island estate.

Police: Health care reform used as ploy in Long Island burglary, attack; 2 victims shot (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - NEW YORK - Police say attackers used health care reform as a ruse to approach their victims and then shot two and pistol-whipped another in a Long Island home.

4 Men Wounded In Long Island Party Shooting (WCBS-TV New York) - Police say gunmen sprayed bullets into a group gathered for a birthday party on Long Island, hurting four men. Suffolk County police say about 10 people were on the front lawn of a Brentwood home just after midnight Saturday when seven or eight shots burst from behind a van in the driveway next door. Brentwood is about 40 miles east of New York City.

Robbers pretended to sell President Obama health insurance policies to invade Long Island home (New York Daily News) - A trio of robbers used President Obama's health care plan as a ruse to invade a Long Island home where they shot two people and pistol-whipped a third, cops said Saturday.

A downgraded Danny disappoints surfers on Long Island (Newsday) - As tropical storm Danny was downgraded to a tropical depression this morning, surfing enthusiasts on Long Island's East End kept vigilant watch on the sea for swollen waves. At the Ditch Plains parking lot in Montauk, surfers were disappointed with surfing conditions when they arrived at 7 a.m. They found the surf nothing like last week's Hurricane Bill-inspired waves, which surfers praised. For ...

Vintage racer back on Island for Vanderbilt Cup fest (Newsday) - It's been an incredible journey for the "Black Beast," an early 20th Century race car that has managed to survive for 100 years. It took back-to-back victories at the Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island in 1909 and 1910, competed in the inaugural Indianapolis 500 , and was nearly lost after being left to rust for decades in a barn. It was one of more than 30 vintage and late model automobiles on ...

Feds Eye Long Island Anti-Muslim Bias Crime Case (1010 WINS New York) - Federal prosecutors are monitoring the case of a Long Island landscaper accused of trying to run over two Muslim women in a bias attack. A national Islamic advocacy group has called for federal civil rights charges against him.

Long Island officials brace for Danny (WABC-TV New York) - Officials on eastern Long Island are making emergency preps for Tropical Storm Danny.

Feds eye Long Island anti-Muslim bias crime case (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - August 28, 2009 11:55 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Federal prosecutors are monitoring the case of a Long Island landscaper accused of trying to run over two Muslim women in a bias...