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Bankruptcy filings up 55 percent on Long Island

Bankruptcy filings continued to climb on Long Island - growing nearly 55 percent in February over a year ago.

A total of 715 residents and businesses filed for bankruptcy in Nassau and Suffolk, according to court records.

"I've seen things getting worse," bankruptcy attorney Scott Schneider of Hicksville said.

Schneider said he has seen cases in which a family that managed to...

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