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How does Long Island real estate compare? (Newsday) - After 40 years of rising numbers, the national median home price fell for the first time last year, a 1.4 percent drop to $218,900, even as 2007 ranked as fifth-highest in sales records, according data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors. Sales of existing homes dropped 12.8 percent, the trade group said. Long Island and Queens did better in some ways, including an 11 ...

First 'Smart Car' arrives on Long Island (Newsday) - With a thumbs up and a big smile, a software engineer from Middle Island yesterday became the first motorist to take delivery on Long Island of a Daimler Smart ForTwo, a tiny two seater from Europe that is likely to be one of the year's most talked about new models.

Developer: Study could sink Long Island tunnel (Newsday) - The developer who proposed a $10-billion tunnel beneath the Long Island Sound said at a hearing that he would pull the project if a regional traffic study finds it would make traffic worse.

Day Of Service In Long Island City (Queens Chronicle) - More than a thousand volunteers gathered at four Long Island City locations on Monday to participate in a “day of service” to honor the message of Martin Luther King Jr.

Long Island Index: Locals want downtown housing (Long Island Business News) - FARMINGDALE – The future of Long Island depends on making downtowns vibrant with affordable housing, the latest Long Island Index showed.

LI Biz Blog: Can Long Island be a green center? (Long Island Business News) - Rep. Steve Israel told a Long Island Business News 40 Under 40 audience this morning that Long Island has a chance to become a green energy capital of the United States.

Hearing set on proposed Long Island Sound tunnel (Newsday) - Describing a proposed Long Island Sound tunnel as "mind-boggling" and flawed, local and upstate officials prepared for a State Senate hearing in Oyster Bay Thursday.

Long Island Teen Dies of Meningitis (FOX 5 New York) - A 17-year-old student at Massapequa High School died Thursday of meningitis. Health officials said his family has already turned over the names of the boy's friends so they can be treated. Fox 5's Andrea Day has the story from Long Island.

West Point cadet killed by train on Long Island (Middletown Times Herald-Record) - WEST POINT — A U.S. Military Academy cadet was killed by an MTA commuter train in Bethpage, Long Island while on leave last weekend.

Long Island stocks take a beating (Newsday) - Stocks of Long Island's publicly traded companies have been battered so far this year, with only 10 registering in positive territory since Jan. 2.