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Citigroup to build office in Long Island City (Newsday) - Citigroup Inc. officials said yesterday the company plans to bring 1,800 jobs to Long Island City as part of a plan to build a $290-million, 15-story office tower, while New York City pledged to spend $30 million in street and other improvements.

Long Island Town Official Throws Rally For Troops (1010wins.com) - Oct 27, 2005 7:13 am US/Eastern (1010 WINS) LINDENHURST, Long Island A Long Island official who refused to remove a ``God Bless America'' banner from town hall is inviting residents to a rally to support U-S troops and to defend the banner.

Staten Island Family Named In Long Island Scam (WNBC) - NEW YORK -- Five members of a Staten Island family were among eight people charged Wednesday with a real-estate scam on Long Island that bilked banks and homeowners out of $12 million.

Long Island company to open warehouse operation upstate (WCAX 3) - ROTTERDAM, N.Y. A Long Island-based company plans to open an 18 (m) million-dollar refrigerated warehouse in the Albany area that will employ at least 300 workers within three years.

Hopkins student from Long Island dies after apparent allergic reaction (New York Newsday) - BALTIMORE (AP) _ A Johns Hopkins University sophomore from Long Island died Wednesday after suffering what he believed to be an allergic reaction, a university spokesman said.

Local Sisters Compete for The Miss Pre-Teen and Jr. Teen Long Island Title (PR Web) - Diandra and Alexandra Botie of Huntington were recently selected to participate in Nationals'; 2005 Miss Jr. Teen and Miss Pre-Teen Long Island pageant competition scheduled for Nov. 12, 2005. [PRWEB Oct 27, 2005]

State High Court Overturns Death Penalty For Long Island Serial Killer (WNBC) - ALBANY, N.Y. -- Long Island serial killer Robert Shulman has been on death row since 1999. But now he is to be re-sentenced and is likely to get life in prison without parole.

$500,000 project targets pollution on Long Island Sound (The Stamford Advocate) - NORWALK -- The city began a pilot program yesterday that aims to cut pollution running into Long Island Sound from densely developed South Norwalk by 75 percent.

First Long Island man on death row dies (Newsday.com) - The first person on Long Island to be sentenced to capital punishment since New York adopted it 10 years ago is now officially off death row, after the state's highest court yesterday upheld the conviction of serial killer Robert Shulman, but vacated his death sentence.

Long Island Financial income drops (Long Island Business News) - ISLANDIA - Long Island Financial Corp., which announced Aug. 1 that it agreed to be acquired by New York Community Bancorp, reported third-quarter net income of $754,000, down from $1.2 million a year ago.