Good news from Woodhaven, Ozone Park, and Richmond Hill after Hurricane Sandy

Image source: Queens Chronicle – this tree fell on the roof of the Forest Park Carousel

We were happy to learn that some neighborhoods did not sustain deep damage from Hurricane Sandy. The Queens Chronicle reports that Woodhaven, Ozone Park, and Richmond Hill – neighborhoods in south Queens that sit just above flooded Howard Beach – fared OK after the storm, comparatively speaking. These neighborhoods had to deal with fallen trees and power lines, leading to power outages. But flooding was not a worry, nor was destruction of house and home, as we witnessed in the Rockaways.

Woodhaven did suffer a sentimental heartbreak:

Woodhaven also suffered the loss of its iconic 40-foot tall evergreen tree at Forest Parkway and Jamaica Avenue. The tree has for decades been the site of the neighborhood’s Christmas celebration and was decorated each year with lights and ornaments.

Additionally, Forest Park sustained damage in the form of extensive tree damage, including both fallen trees and branches/limbs. The Forest Park Carousel roof was slightly damaged, but that was about it.

Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill fare well in Hurricane Sandy [Queens Chronicle]