I know this town well, and I saw the devastation from Irene first hand. The creek swelled over 12’ above its all time high. I have never seen flooding in the mountains like what the Hudson Valley saw during Irene. Towns were literally washed away, but CNN and Shepherd Smith were not there to film the locals yelling ‘someone’s got to help us’. Upstate New Yorkers are a self-sufficient group.
As one drives through town, there are nothing but Astorino signs. Hopefully the residents will remember Cuomo’s actions on Election Day next month.
The Southern Tier took great hits as well. I communicated with a freeper from Owego at the time who was EMS and quite busy! Fortunately, her home was located on a hill so it was safe but the town sure suffered terribly.
If you want to get sold out by a politician, move to upstate New York.