My family needs help. We need you to be our voice because ours seems to go unheard.
We are residents of West Islip and our home was under 4 1/2 feet of water as a result of the storm. We live in a split-level home, 300 ft from the bay. Our kitchen is on the lower level, just as it was when the house was constructed (1953). While we had flood insurance, the language in the contract (authored by FEMA) declared that our kitchen and living room was a basement. As a result, insurance only covered structural renovations. This means that all contents (couch, chairs, cabinets, appliances, kitchen table, counters, cooking utensils, pots, pans...)would not be covered. We now own a home without a kitchen.