LI poor among hardest hit by superstorm Sandy
Photo credit: Randee Daddona | A truckload of cleaning supplies, clothing, toys and other household items were delivered to people who were hard hit by superstorm Sandy in Mastic Beach. (Nov. 18, 2012)
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Many of the communities hardest hit by superstorm Sandy's trail of destruction were municipalities with some of Long Island's highest poverty rates.
Among them are Mastic, where 12.8 percent of residents live below the federal poverty line; Freeport, where the poverty rate is 11 percent; and Long Beach, where 9 percent of residents make less than the federal benchmark of $23,050 for a family...
