New York Mayor Bill de Blasio paints walls and trim inside the house as they help rebuild the home of Margurite Batts, 81, whose house was destroyed on the two year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy on Neptune Avenue in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn October 29, 2014. (Photo by Todd Maisel-Pool/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (C) and wife Chirlane McCray talk with home owner Margurite Batts (2R), accompanied by Habitat for Humanities Construction Supervisor John Cruz (R) as they help rebuild the home of Margurite Batts, 81, whose house was destroyed on the two year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy on Neptune Avenue in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn October 29, 2014. (Photo by Todd Maisel-Pool/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's wife Chirlane McCray paints walls and trim inside the house as they help rebuild the home of Margurite Batts, 81, whose house was destroyed on the two year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy on Neptune Avenue in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn October 29, 2014. (Photo by Todd Maisel-Pool/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
A house sits abandoned two years after Superstorm Sandy landed on October 29, 2014 in the Graham Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (C) meets with citizens after a press conference about New York state's program to buy back homes destroyed by Hurricane Sandy and allow mother nature to reclaim the land, two years after Superstorm Sandy damaged the area, on October 29, 2014 in the Oakwood Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
Cheri Puma, a Staten Island resident of 27 years, reads the morning paper after moving back into her home four months ago, two years after Superstorm Sandy damaged her house, on October 29, 2014 in the Graham Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
An American flag, shovel and pile of bricks sits in an empty lot two years after Superstorm Sandy destroyed the house that sat on this lot on October 29, 2014 in the Graham Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
A house sits abandoned two years after Superstorm Sandy landed on October 29, 2014 in the Graham Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
A residential lot sits empty two years after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the house located here on October 29, 2014 in the Graham Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
Various political signs are seen two years after Superstorm Sandy damaged the area on October 29, 2014 in the Graham Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
A residential lot sits empty two years after Superstorm Sandy destroyed the house located here on October 29, 2014 in the Graham Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a press conference about New York state's program to buy back homes destroyed by Hurricane Sandy and allow mother nature to reclaim the land, two years after Superstorm Sandy damaged the area, on October 29, 2014 in the Oakwood Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
A hot tub sits abandoned on an empty residential lot two years after Superstorm Sandy destroyed the house located here on October 29, 2014 in the Graham Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
Flowers grow from an abandoned residential lot two years after Superstorm Sandy destroyed the house located here on October 29, 2014 in the Graham Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
Newtown Creek flows past houses damaged two years ago by Superstorm Sandy on October 29, 2014 in the Graham Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
An End of road sign is seen overgrown in bushes two years after Superstorm Sandy damaged much of the area on October 29, 2014 in the Graham Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
A boat sits abandoned on the side of a road two years after Superstorm Sandy landed on October 29, 2014 in the Graham Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
A sign reading "Hope" is hung to a telephone pole two years after Superstorm Sandy damaged the area on October 29, 2014 in the Graham Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
John Bello, age two, plays while his mother attends press conference about New York state's program to buy back homes destroyed by Hurricane Sandy and allow mother nature to reclaim the land, two years after Superstorm Sandy damaged the area, on October 29, 2014 in the Oakwood Beach neighborhood of Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
A home destroyed by Superstorm Sandy sits abandoned on October 29, 2014 in Oakwood Beach in Staten Island. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
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Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
A person passes new sand berms and a protective surge wall in the Bell Harbor neighborhood of the Queens borough which was heavily damaged during Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2014. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
A man walks towards the water at a beach in the Rockaway's, which was heavily damaged during Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2014. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy In New York
A damaged home sits behind sand bags and a protective surge wall in the Bell Harbor neighborhood of the Queens borough which was heavily damaged during Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2014. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Two Year Anniversary Of Hurricane Sandy In New York