About 6 in 10 Long Islanders report they have at least some difficulty in paying their rent or mortgage, according to the Long Island Index poll out Wednesday -- the highest percentage since the question was first asked in the poll in 2003.

Do you struggle to pay your rent or mortgage each month?

Human trafficking crackdown ... Trial of ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO delayed... Tropical Storm Dolly Credit: Newsday

Drone used in burglary arrest ... Human trafficking crackdown ... Trial of ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO delayed ... Tropical Storm Dolly

Human trafficking crackdown ... Trial of ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO delayed... Tropical Storm Dolly Credit: Newsday

Drone used in burglary arrest ... Human trafficking crackdown ... Trial of ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO delayed ... Tropical Storm Dolly

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