low-flying helicopter rocky point home couple.

Greater Port Jefferson
Brian Harmon
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Jun 05, 2026

Helicopter buzzes Rocky Point home, knocks giant clock off wall

Nick Petroccionne was in the shower when a helicopter flew so low over his Rocky Point home that the vibrations sent a large clock crashing down the stairs — damaging the wall, the floor, and the clock itself.

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