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Description: Shoe repair shops keep solid footing on Long Island while store numbers decline elsewhere. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

<p>Shoe repair shops keep solid footing on Long Island while store numbers decline elsewhere. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;</p>


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