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I well remember the flood of 1955. A result of hurricanes Connie and Diane coming in August less than a week apart. We lived on Gen. Greene Avenue. I was afraid I would have to have a swimming party for my birthday! But the water only came to the bottom of the street. I remember seeing the poor people on Riverside Ave, at the bottom of the street, sitting on their porch and you could hear the water coming into their basement.
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