Richard Accarino

“We're right by Kennedy Airport. I thought it was a big loud jet flying over. You heard this big loud rumble- but all of a sudden you could feel the building move and shake you could hear the windows pounding in and out and all of a sudden you look out the window and furniture from cabanas from the deck area were flying everywhere, so we all ran to the middle room because we thought maybe it would break one of the glass doors or windows, and it would go flying,”

Richard Accarino · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21

Richard Accarino recounts the moment the storm struck the Sun and Surf Beach Club building.

“The noise was frightening, you could hear the wind, it was extremely violent,”

Richard Accarino · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21

Richard Accarino described the intense noise and violent wind during the storm at the Sun and Surf Beach Club.