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Low attendance at Long Island MTA hearing (Newsday) - While hearings on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's proposed fare increases have drawn hundreds in the city, some going until late in the evening, the only hearing scheduled on Long Island stood in stark contrast Wednesday night, with about 40 attendants and fewer than a dozen speakers.

More stunning testimony in Long Island slavery case (WABC-TV New York) - One of the servants at the center of the Long Island slavery case was back on the stand Wednesday.

The First of Long Island Corporation Announces Nine Month and Third Quarter 2007 Earnings (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) - GLEN HEAD, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2007 -- In the first nine months of 2007, The First of Long Island Corporation earned $1.10 per share versus $1.09 for the same period last year. In the third quarter of 2007, earnings were $.39 per share versus $.37 for the same quarter last year.

Long Island gas prices jump (Newsday) - Gasoline prices jumped in the past week to the highest level on Long Island since July 26 as crude oil continued to flirt with the $100-a-barrel mark.

Coast Guard: Sailboat mate's error caused fatal accident off Long Island last year (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) - HARTFORD - The U.S. Coast Guard said yesterday that a sailboat mate's error was the primary cause of a nighttime boat crash on Long Island Sound that killed his 29-year-old fiancee last year.

Accident claims Long Island man's life (Capital News 9) - Columbia County officials are investigating a bucket truck accident that claimed the life of a Long Island man. Authorities tell us Jaime Perez-Carvajal, 21, of Massapequa, was cutting tree limbs from within a raised bucket along Route 22 in Copake just before noon on Tuesday.

Long Island man busted for stealing Election Day signs (New York Daily News) - A 20-year-old Long Island man spent the wee hours of Election Day stealing political signs under the cover of darkness before he was busted, cops said.

Long Island Man Arrested for Stealing Political Signs (WCBS 880 New York) - Police have arrested a 20-year-old man for stealing political signs from various candidates on Long Island.

Ailing interpreter puts Long Island slavery trial on hold (Newsday) - Testimony has been delayed at the trial of two Long Island millionaires accused of keeping two Indonesian women as virtual slaves.

Bloomberg Unveils Plan to Revitalize Coney Island, in Conflict With a Developer (New York Times) - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s proposal could create a standoff with a shopping center developer who said he had spent over $120 million buying 10 acres in the heart of Coney Island’s frayed amusement district.