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  • 17 m ago ................ North Country Rd Closed between and Stony Brook Rd and Wellington Dr due to emergency road repairs ufn (dc)

    In STONY BROOK closed due to accident on NY RT-25A/NORTHERN BLVD WB between LONG HILL RD/STONY BROOK RD and after WELLINGTON DR. Stopped traffic from N COUNTRY RD

  • 17 m ago ................ North Country Rd Closed between and Stony Brook Rd and Wellington Dr due to emergency road repairs ufn (dc)

    In STONY BROOK closed due to accident on NY RT-25A/NORTHERN BLVD EB between WELLINGTON DR and LONG HILL RD/STONY BROOK RD. Stopped traffic from MILLS POND RD in SUFFOLK

  • 19 m ago In COMMACK accident cleared on NY RT-25(JERICHO TPK/MIDDLE CNTRY RD/MAIN ST) WB approaching CR-14/INDIAN HEAD RD and before SUNKEN MEADOW PKY

    In COMMACK accident cleared on NY RT-25(JERICHO TPK/MIDDLE CNTRY RD/MAIN ST) WB approaching CR-14/INDIAN HEAD RD and before SUNKEN MEADOW PKY

  • 20 m ago until 6 am (dc)

    In SUFFOLK CNTY closed due to road construction on THE L.I.E./I-495 WB between X56/RT-111/WHEELER RD and X55/MOTOR PKWY

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Creative kids design back-to-school gear

Published: August 21, 2011 4:26 PM
By Nina Ruggiero  ninamarie.ruggiero@newsday.com

Photo credit: Handout | An 8-year-old's winning sweatshirt design for ByKidsOnly.

Back-to-school shopping off the racks? So last year.

Today's fashion-forward kids are designing their own outfits and, thanks to online companies like Fashion Playtes, Imagine This Couture and ByKidsOnly, watching their creations come to life.

FashionPlaytes.com gift certificates are becoming popular birthday gifts for young girls, who can simply log on, choose an article of clothing,...