The Long Island East Side Access project, now under construction, will allow Long Island Rail Road commuters to travel to a new terminus in Grand Central.
It was ABB's link between Connecticut and Long Island that allowed Long Island to get power back hours before Manhattan did after the August 2003 blackout.
"The deadline has everyone's attention, " said Suzy Goldhirsch, president of the Fire Island Association, which represents businesses and homeowners on the 32-mile-long barrier island south of Long Island.
But check this out: the state has Montauk, Long Island Sound and all the southern beaches of Long Island which, together, might make for the best striped bass, bluefish and false albacore fishing in the nation.
One reason for the turnaround is that local governments have ramped up the tax incentives to get companies to move to or stay on Long Island, said Shital Patel, a state labor market analyst who studies Long Island.
The Long Island Power Authority, which serves Long Island and some sections of Queens, said that National Grid, which normally handles operations for LIPA, also would "communicate storm preparation and storm response to the public, " a spokeswoman said.
But just to cover Long Island in Verizon TV service, there's a lot of work left: Cable competitor Cablevision (nyse: CVC - news - people ) has 110 separate franchises on Long Island, according to company spokesman Jim Maiella.
In a survey of about 500 modernist homes on New York's Long Island, where real-estate prices are among the highest in the nation, "almost all" have been demolished or drastically altered, says Caroline Rob Zaleski, author of "Long Island Modernism, 1930-1980, " which was published in the fall.
As Long Island residents try to cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, many are upset and angry over the way Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) handled the restoration of power around their neighborhoods especially those who continue to be without power thirteen days later.
The foundation of the new World Trade Center flooded, as did Long Island locales like Fire Island and the Rockaways.
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And not long before that, he had volunteered to go to Long Island to help those suffering after Superstorm Sandy, New York Lt.
Barclays Center made for the most logical landing spot for the Islanders following a long, contentious effort to get a new arena on Long Island.
The MTA operates New York City's subway and bus system as well as an extensive regional transit network stretching into the suburbs, including the Metro-North and Long Island Rail Roads and the Staten Island Railway.
To create the sets and costumes for "Gatsby, " Ms. Martin researched the look of houses in 1920s Long Island, and paid several visits to the island in search of Mr. Fitzgerald's inspiration for his fictional East and West Egg villages.
Blizzard warnings were posted for parts of New Jersey and New York's Long Island, as well as portions of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, including Hartford, Conn.
Blizzard warnings were posted for parts of New Jersey and New York's Long Island, as well as portions of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, including Hartford, New Haven, Conn.
Rep. Tim Bishop, a Democrat who represents eastern Long Island, is also moving to halt the sale of Plum Island even if the research moves to Kansas.
"That unique lifestyle that everyone's fought to protect is now, to some extent, working against the ability to build in the quick and timely manner that you would see on the mainland of Long Island, " said Chris Soller, the superintendent of the Fire Island National Seashore, the agency that oversees the island.
Jonathan Miller, an appraiser who prepares market reports for Prudential Douglas Elliman, said there appeared to be a similar pattern of strong lower-priced sales on Long Island, but he said he has not finalized a report on the island for the fourth quarter.
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Both pose long-term obstacles, especially to attracting cutting edge technology companies, said Mitchell Pally, chief executive of the Long Island Builders' Institute.
The difference, according to Harold Finkelstein, an irascible wholesaler from Long Island City, N.
We have more than 80 employees spread over our 20-acre facility on Long Island, N.
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He was the guy who was hiking down the Long Island Expressway while he was tweeting.
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The tighter controls come after the arrest late last year of 20 students from Long Island.
Nabokov spent the final 14-plus minutes on the bench wondering what awaits back on Long Island.
Life on the five-mile long island contrasted greatly with the hustle of city living.
The Penguins will try to take a commanding 3-1 lead Tuesday on Long Island.
"Help The Babies Affected By Hurricane Sandy" is collecting supplies for affected families in Long Island.
The NHL team plans to move from Long Island to Barclays Center in 2015.
Unfortunately for baseball fans on Long Island and North Chicago, so have the Mets and Cubs.
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