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Study: Transportation a drag on Long Islanders

Originally published: March 23, 2010 8:48 PM
Updated: March 24, 2010 12:00 AM
By ELLEN YAN  ellen.yan@newsday.com

Quick ReadA new report says more areas of Long Island have become "unaffordable" when you figure in the cost of transportation.

Wantagh, NY, Monday March 22, 2010: Looking eastbound

Photo credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr. | Wantagh, NY, Monday March 22, 2010: Looking eastbound at the traffic on Sunrise Hwy, Monday March 22, in Wantagh, NY

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