Great Neck residents assess damage from Thursday storm
Photo credit: Richard Slattery | Photo of the damage done from a horrific rain and wind storm that took its toll on Embassy Court in Great Neck, NY, on Thursday (June 24, 2010)
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Great Neck Mayor Ralph Krietzman could not get into his home Friday - it was blocked by huge trees toppled by Thursday's powerful thunderstorm. Even if he did get in, he said, he still had no power as of early evening.
The mayor's personal situation was emblematic of the destruction wreaked on this North Shore community by the brief but powerful storm that packed winds of up to 100 mph as...
