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Early December saw us return to Island Park to remediate the damage caused by "Sandy," the once in 300 year storm that brought devastation to New Jersey's and New York's shore areas with the astronomical high tides and tidal surges of October 27th & 28th.
It is estimated Superstorm Sandy damaged or destroyed 95,500 buildings in Nassau and Suffolk Counties (Long Island ) New York and left 4.4 million cubic yards of debris.
The above photograph shows in the foreground Long Beach, NY, immediately behind LB or to the North is Island Park. Further to the North are, left to right East Rockaway, Oceanside, Baldwin and Freeport.
The very top of the photo is the Village of Rockville Centre.
It can be safely said that the areas in the bottom 2/3's of this photo were underwater with the high tides of October 27 & 28. There are reports the tidal surge reached 11 feet in height. Areas 2-3 miles back from the channel behind Long Beach were 2 feet + underwater.
Six weeks after the storm, the reminders remain.....
The "water line" outside our garage.
But life goes on and a new life will appear !
photos by jpk and ckk 12/12.
