Fortunoff bling

Fortunoff bling

From the bling of Fortunoff jewelry, left, to desperate economic times, Long Island passed 2010 as a study in contrasts. The grief of 2009 -- job loss, unemployment and foreclosure -- was offset by some remarkable news: a record price for commercial real estate, a reprieve for a doomed GM dealership and of course the news that a smaller Fortunoff's store will bring back the shopping magnet to the Island. Here's a link to a photographic look at 2010 in business.

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