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LI designers get ready for the toy shows

George Grillo, left, Marty Abrams, center, and Joel

Photo credit: Barry Sloan | George Grillo, left, Marty Abrams, center, and Joel Rosenzweig of i-Star Entertainment Inc. make mirth with their Snoballz toys, which will be displayed next month at the Javits Center toy fair. (Jan. 17, 2012)

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Christmas 2011 is a memory and Christmas 2012 not yet even a thought. But toy-makers on Long Island are busier than ever these days -- getting ready for the International Toy Fair at the Javits Center in Manhattan in mid-February.

At Great Neck-based i-Star Entertainment Inc., managers and workers are planning to show three new toys, an increase from the company's offering of one toy in last...

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