East End businesses still recovering after back-to-back storms
Storms on the Fourth of July and Monday brought heavy rain and strong winds to Long Island.
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East End businesses are still picking up the pieces days after Monday's storm created serious damage across that part of Long Island.
Condzella's Farm in Wading River said its hop crops took a big loss after the storm pulled down fences and toppled over plants.
They now expect that they'll have less to sell to local breweries for their beer in the fall.
In Cutchogue, a tree fell across Alvahs Lane, ripping down power lines and knocking out electrical to the Alex Ferrone Gallery, which sits in a 200-plus-year-old building, and nine neighboring homes.
The power is back on, but full service isn't expected to be restored until over the weekend.
"That's one full week with a closed business smack in the middle of our prime visitor season," Gallery Director Alex Ferrone told News 12 in an email. "We'll fall behind for our prime season now because of the storm closure this week."
Snowflake Ice Cream Shoppe in Riverhead is back open, but it went through back-to-back losses when last week's heat wave took out the air conditioning and broke three freezers.
They were able to make repairs in time for the Fourth of July weekend, but power went out for eight hours because of the storm, resulting in another huge loss of ice cream.
"Everything is made again, our crew is amazing," the business posted on social media. "We wish the best to everyone still dealing with this."
Riverhead Town officials are still assessing the full scope of the damage caused by the two storms over the last several days.
