You were wrong that Hempstead took the worse hit ... the barrier islands on the south shore did. No one who resides on those beaches (or any other LI town) would describe themselves as living in Hempstead. And when I send out Christmas cards this year they will be addressed to East Meadow, Atlantic Beach, Rockville Centre, Wantagh, and Inwood ... not to Hempstead.
When I corrected you, you shouted back at me in CAPITAL LETTERS, and with a holier than thou attitude decided to give me an unnecessary and unneeded civics lesson.
After reading all the comments on this thread, with the unbridled hatred and lack of empathy towards the victims of Sandy, you’ve decided that I’m the nastiest Freeper ever??? Well, that’s your problem, not mine.
BTW, did you know that, between the flooding and the fires, 10% of FDNY’s firefighters lost their homes on the Rockaway peninsula. Y’all were cheering these same firemen on 9/11 and now your cheering the destruction of their homes. And I’m the nasty one ... lol.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_of_Hempstead,_New_York
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 191.3 square miles (495.5 km²). 120.0 square miles (310.7 km²) of it is land and 71.4 square miles (184.8 km²) of it (37.30%) is water. The west town line is the border of Queens County, New York, in New York City. Its northern border is along the main line of the Long Island Rail Road and along Old Country Road in Garden City heading east towards the Wantagh Parkway. Its eastern border runs parallel (and several hundred feet west of) Route 107. To the south is the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Atlantic Beach, Lido, Pt. Lookout, and Jones Beach. The town is located on Long Island. The most popular beach on the east coast of the United States, Jones Beach is located in Hempstead. The beach is a popular destination for Long Islanders and residents of New York City. The beach itself receives about six million visitors a yea