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Judge delays sentencing of former Newsday execs; calls for restitution, not jail

A federal judge yesterday delayed sentencing seven people, including former prominent executives at Newsday and its former Spanish-language sister paper Hoy, for their role in a massive circulation scandal, saying he wanted to ensure that he could legally require, as he felt was appropriate, for them to personally payback the $90 million lost by advertisers.

JFK flight plan could result in traffic for MacArthur

The US Transportation Department's plan to limit flights during peak hours at New York's three major airports could mean more airlines will use Long Island MacArthur Airport in the future, but analysts say smaller carriers are more likely than bigger ones to operate at the Bohemia facility.

Queens family recovers impounded car

The 2006 Nissan Sentra was a gift in lieu of a Sweet 16 party for Elizabeth Mare. It also was a high school graduation gift.

Tribune, parent company of Newsday, finishes going private transaction

Real estate mogul Sam Zell took the helm of Tribune Co. Thursday, marking the end of a challenging era for Newsday's corporate parent and the beginning of one in which he said management will take "whatever steps are required" to create a "viable, effective, relevant and profitable company."

More planes, trucks, people keep e-commerce going

Online retailers enabled procrastinating holiday shoppers

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Judge backs state law on air passengers' rights

A federal judge dismissed an industry trade group's

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Cold weather lifts oil prices to a record high

Heating oil prices have jumped again on Long Island

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Newsday, Hoy circulation scandal sentences delayed

A federal judge yesterday delayed sentencing seven people,

Read more : 21.12.2007 12:00:00

Delta Financial stock to be delisted

Delta Financial Corp., the Woodbury subprime lender that filed for bankruptcy Monday, said Friday that the Nasdaq plans to delist the company's stock next Friday.

Top-ranked designs merge old and new

After the partners of Bentel & Bentel Architects took "sticks of dynamite" to Frank's restaurant in Chelsea, they noticed a "kind of nobility" to the old Nabisco factory as steel piping stretched overhead and steel beams connected the floor to the ceiling. The architects saw potential for it to turn into Craftsteak, a restaurant owned by renowned chef Tom Colicchio.