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Girl abducted on Long Island, released (WABC-TV New York) - Police say a girl on Long Island was kidnapped right in front of her home -- but it was quick thinking that may have saved her life.

Luxury Home Prices Fall in New York's Long Island (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) - April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Luxury home prices slid in New York's Long Island and Queens in the first quarter as more property came onto the market and took longer to sell, appraiser Miller Samuel Inc. and broker Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate said.

Jeff Probst reveals Chinese 'Survivor' edition will use an island setting (Reality TV World) - Although yesterday's report that Survivor's fifteenth edition will film in China stated that the location would result in the long-running CBS reality show filming its fifteenth season in a non-island setting, that apparently won't be the case.

Scientists waiting to see nor'easter's effects on Long Island Sound (The Journal News) - Up here on land the nor'easter is over, but under Long Island Sound its effects are just beginning.

Sutton & Edwards Reports Strong Class-A Office Demand on Long Island during 2007 1st Quarter (PR Web) - There's a bright spot in the Long Island economy: the office market. Long Island landlords are seeing heightened demand for their top buildings even as rents continue to rise, Sutton & Edwards Inc./TCN reports. Long Island proves cheaper than Manhattan for some companies, according to the firm, Long Island's largest commercial real estate services firm.. (PRWeb Apr 18, 2007) Post ...

Sutton & Edwards Reports Strong Class-A Office Demand on Long Island during 2007 1st Quarter (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) - There's a bright spot in the Long Island economy: the office market. Long Island landlords are seeing heightened demand for their top buildings even as rents continue to rise, Sutton & Edwards Inc./TCN reports. Long Island proves cheaper than Manhattan for some companies, according to the firm, Long Island's largest commercial real estate services firm..

The Island's top cop focuses on new precinct, cut in crime at a community meeting (Staten Island Advance) - STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The long-awaited 121st Police Precinct, with its stationhouse at Forest and Richmond avenues, will be carved out equally from the 120th and 122nd precincts, the borough's top cop confirmed last night.

Dive in Long Island Luxury Real Estate Prices (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance) - Barry Ritholtz submits: Let's look at a few previous Real Estate discussions, and then go to the latest news. Last August, we discussed why big housing sales drops do not produce big price drops - at least not right away in the official data.

Island Firefighter’s Ukraine Adventure - Pt. 2 (Manxnet) - Although Operation Florian has already done a lot to help the Ukraine fire service, there is still a long way to go. Danny says: ‘One big problem with their service is the transport. Their trucks are old, one of them was 42 years old. On the Island, we get rid of trucks after 15 to 20 years.

VAI Wins 2007 Long Island Software Award (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - RONKONKOMA, N.Y.----VAI , an IBM Premier Business Partner and a leader in enterprise solutions for the distribution, manufacturing, retail and service industries, announced today that the firm's S2K Enterprise for Retail has been selected as a 2007 Long Island Software Awards winner.