we rode out gloria, right at the south shore of long island.
Yup, me too, on the shore of CT. It wasn't that big of a deal....... a bit of flooding and some downed trees. I watched the eyewall pass right over head....clear blue skies for about 20 minutes or so....then it started up again.
There was a corker of a hurricane in 1935 that carried many large South Shore mansions out to sea. There was a large death toll.
So it does happen.
Heads up, Long Island!