NOBODY has that kind of winds speeds for that kind of time frame.
If that's your criteria for making it a super storm, you;'re way out of step with reality.
Those who didn't live through it can poo-poo it all they want but all they end up doing is demonstrating how out of touch with reality they are.
That storm and the situation that spawned it was so unprecedented that it well deserved being categorized as a superstorm.
Take a deep breath...
1934. 1938. 1944. 1960.
Those smacked NY pretty hard, too.
What was different this time is that people were unprepared, and there were a hell of a lot more of them.
I don't think anyone here wants to discount the damage done or the pain endured. But there is plenty of precendent for large storms hitting New York. There are web pages listing major storms going back to the 1800s.
Stay prepared yourself, I'm glad you made it through it, and encourage others to be prepared, because it DOES happen to NY. A lot, actually, if you take a close look.
/johnny