Sandy: Before and after

Damage caused by a fire in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, Oct. 30, 2012.

The same site in Breezy Point, one year after Superstorm Sandy, Oct. 15, 2013.

Photos shows debris left by Superstorm Sandy where the boardwalk had been in front of Lucky Leo's arcade in Seaside Heights, N.J., Nov. 22, 2012.

People walk at the rebuilt area of Seaside Heights nearly a year later, Oct. 13, 2013.

Construction equipment works on debris collected during the cleanup from Superstorm Sandy in the parking lot of Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaway section of Queens, N.Y., Nov. 14, 2012.

The empty parking lot of Jacob Riis Park in Queens, N.Y., empty of debris nearly one year after the storm, Oct. 17, 2013.

Commuters wait in a line which stretched twice around the arena waiting to board buses into Manhattan in front of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn due to Superstorm Sandy related mass transit shutdowns, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2012.

In front of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, nearly a year later, Oct. 17, 2013.

A U.S. flag at a site in Brick, N.J., around the burned remains of more than 60 small bungalows at Camp Osborn which were destroyed during Superstorm Sandy, April 25, 2013.

A U.S. flag at the Brick, N.J. site nearly six months later, Oct. 13, 2013.

Robert Connolly and his wife Laura as they survey the remains of the home owned by her parents that burned to the ground during Superstorm Sandy in the Breezy Point section of Queens, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2012.

New homes, center and right, under construction in the seaside community of Breezy Point, Queens, Oct. 21, 2013.

Rockaway resident Christine Walker walks along the beach under what is left of the boardwalk in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in the borough of Queens, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2012.

The same site in Rockaway, Queens nearly a year later, Oct. 21, 2013.

Homes destroyed by Superstorm Sandy at Ortley Beach in Toms River, N.J., April 25, 2013.

Empty lot in the same area of Toms River, six months later, Oct. 13, 2013.

The ruins of more than 100 homes in the Breezy Point section of Queens, N.Y. following Superstorm Sandy, Dec. 4, 2012.

New construction to replace homes destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in Breezy Point, Oct. 21, 2013.

Brian Hajeski, of Brick, N.J., on a bridge in Mantaloking, N.J., on the morning after Superstorm Sandy rolled through, Oct. 30, 2012.

The same bridge in Mantaloking, N.J., nearly a year later, Oct. 22, 2013.

The boardwalk and amusement park in Seaside Heights, N.J. is shown destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, Oct. 31, 2012.

The boardwalk and amusement park in Seaside Heights, N.J. is shown, Oct. 21, 2013.

An emergency responder helps evacuate two people with a boat, after their neighborhood experienced flooding due to Superstorm Sandy in Little Ferry, N.J., Oct. 30, 2012.

Superstorm Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012 near Brigantine, N.J. and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine, costing the country an estimated $65 billion.

The same home in Little Ferry, N.J. is shown, Oct. 22, 2013.

Edward "Roaddawg" Manley, a volunteer and honory firefighter with the Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Department, places a star on top of a Christmas tree in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens, N.Y., Dec. 25, 2012.

The same section of Breezy Point is shown Oct. 22, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York City.

In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, boats continue to litter the landscape on Grant Street in Freeport, N.Y., Nov. 2, 2012.

A home that had sustained damage during Superstorm Sandy sits on Grant Street in Freeport, N.Y., Oct. 22, 2013.

A fire burns near destroyed homes and businesses following Superstorm Sandy in the Rockaway section of Queens, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2012.

Two people walk down a sidewalk past a now empty lot in the Rockaway section of Queens, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2013.

A woman looks at a damaged car, after Superstorm Sandy, in Queens, N.Y., Oct. 31, 2012.

A man walk down a steet in Queens, N.Y., Oct. 20, 2013.

A man walks by the remains of part of the historic boardwalk, after large parts of it were washed away during Superstorm Sandy, in the Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, N.Y., Oct. 31, 2012.

A person rides a bike in the Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2013.

People walk past sandbags on a flooded street as Superstorm Sandy moves closer to the area, in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2012.

People walk past a building in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2013.

Water floods the Plaza Shops in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, in New York, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2012.

The entrance to the underground Plaza Shops remains closed due to unfinished renovations almost a year after being flooded by Superstorm Sandy, in New York, N.Y., Oct. 22, 2013.

Water floods the Plaza Shops in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, in New York, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2012.

The underground Plaza Shops in lower Manhattan remain closed due to flooding from Superstorm Sandy almost a year after the storm, Oct. 22, 2013.

A man walks along a heavily damaged beach in the Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, N.Y., Nov. 2, 2012.

People walk down the beach in the Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2013.

Resident Pat Lore checks out the damage caused to her home from Superstorm Sandy on the Western Concourse in Amity Harbor, N.Y., Oct. 31, 2012.

The backyard of a home sits empty almost one year after sustaining damage from Superstorm Sandy in Amity Harbor, N.Y., Oct. 22, 2013.

A lone figure makes his way down South 9th Street as high tide, rain and winds flood local streets in Lindenhurst, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2012.

A scenic view of South 9th Street as photographed almost one year following Superstorm Sandy, in Lindenhurst, N.Y., Oct. 22, 2013.

A boat from the Blue Water Club blocks Whaleneck Drive in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in Merrick, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2012.

Cars sit parked on Whaleneck Drive, which had been littered with boats after Superstorm Sandy, in Merrick, N.Y., Oct. 22, 2013.

A visitor braves the elements on a partially submerged Coles Avenue in Amityville, N.Y., as high tide and winds flood the streets, Oct. 29, 2012.

A boat floats in the water off Coles Avenue in Amityville, N.Y., Oct. 22, 2013.

Residents of West Lido Boulevard take a break during cleanup operations following Superstorm Sandy in Lindenhurst, N.Y., Oct. 31, 2012.

Cars sit parked in a driveway of a home on West Lido Boulevard in Lindenhurst, N.Y., Oct. 22, 2013.

An emergency responder helps evacuate two people with a boat, after their neighborhood experienced flooding due to Superstorm Sandy, in Little Ferry, N.J., Oct. 30, 2012.

The same street is shown in Little Ferry, N.J., Oct. 22, 2013.

Destroyed cars float in a flooded garage due to Superstorm Sandy, in New York, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2012.

People walk in and out of the garage in New York, N.Y., Oct. 22, 2013.

Rising water caused by Superstorm Sandy rushes into the Carey Tunnel (previously known as the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel) in New York, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2012.

Cars use the Carey Tunnel in New York, N.Y., Oct. 22, 2013.

Firemen gather outside a house where the bodies of two elderly people were reportedly found in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 2, 2012.

A cat sits outside a home in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, Oct. 29, 2012.

Boats pushed up by Superstorm Sandy lie against residences near a marina in Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 2, 2012.

A woman walks her dog near a marina in Staten Island, Oct. 17, 2013.

The foundations to the historic Rockaway boardwalk are all that remain after it was washed away during Superstorm Sandy, Oct. 31, 2012 in the Rockaway neighborhood Queens, N.Y.

Two people stand on the beach in the Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, Oct. 20, 2013.

Homes sit destroyed after Superstorm Sandy in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2012.

Workers construct new homes in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, Oct. 23, 2013.

Homeowner Michael Russo (R), is comforted by friend Joseph Bono in the Ocean Breeze area of Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2012. The first floor of Russo's home was completely flooded by the ocean surge caused by Superstorm Sandy.

A "for sale" sign lies on an empty lot where Joseph Bono's home was demolished due to Hurricane Sandy flood damage, in the Ocean Breeze neighborhood of Staten Island, Oct. 17, 2013.

Clean-up continues among piles of debris, where a large section of the iconic boardwalk was washed away in the Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, N.Y., Nov. 10, 2012.

Cars sit parked on the street in Rockaway, Queens, Oct. 19, 2013.

A man walks through the heavily damaged section of Rockaway, Queens, N.Y., Nov. 19, 2012.

A man rids a bike in the Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2013.

Water continues to flood a neighborhood in the Ocean Breeze area of Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2012.

Janet Hague stands in her back yard in the Ocean Breeze area of Staten Island, Oct. 17, 2013. Her home was heavily damaged by Sandy flood waters and after almost a year of renovations, she moved back in on Oct. 15.

Frank Burfeind displays a photo album salvaged from a flood-damaged home in the Ocean Breeze area of Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2012. Most homes in the seaside community were inundated by the ocean surge caused by Superstorm Sandy.

A memorial stands near where Ocean Breeze residents Ella Norris, 89, and James Rossi Jr. (85), died in Hurricane Sandy floodwaters in the Ocean Breeze neighborhood of Staten Island, Oct. 17, 2013.

A man walks a dog through a heavily damaged section of the Rockway neighborhood of Queens, N.Y., Nov. 2, 2012.

A person walks a dog in Rockway, Queens, Oct. 23, 2013.

A woman and child walk through water on a flooded street as Superstorm Sandy moved closer to the area in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2012.

A person rides a bike in Red Hook section of Brooklyn, Oct. 23, 2013.

Abandoned and flooded cars sit after Superstorm Sandy, in the Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, N.Y., Nov. 2, 2012.

Cars sit in a parking lot in Rockaway, Queens, Oct. 20, 2013.

A hot tub lies in a pile of debris in the Ocean Breeze area of Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2012.

Jerry Dada looks towards where his home had been before it was damaged by Superstorm Sandy and then torn down in the Ocean Breeze area of Staten Island, Oct. 17, 2013.

He and his wife have been living in an RV on his property for the last year.

The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel sits flooded after a tidal surge caused by Hurricane Sandy, in New York, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2012.

Traffic passes from Manhattan into the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, Oct. 22, 2013.

Clean-up continues amongst piles of debris where a large section of the iconic boardwalk was washed away in the Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, N.Y., Nov. 10, 2012.

Cars sit parked on the street in Rockaway, Queens, Oct. 20, 2013.

Boats pushed up by Superstorm Sandy lie against residences near a marina in Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 2, 2012.

A truck sits parked near a marina in Staten Island, Oct. 17, 2013.

A gas worker marks a gas line in front of homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy, Jan. 4, 2013 in the New Dorp area of Staten Island, N.Y.

A lot sits vacant, having been cleared of a destroyed home after Superstorm Sandy in the New Dorp area of Staten Island, Oct. 17, 2013.

A church cross stands amid wreckage from Superstorm Sandy at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in Long Branch, N.J., Oct. 31, 2012.

A cross is seen in Long Branch, N.J., Oct. 21, 2013.

Homes are shown surrounded by sand and debris in Seaside Heights, N.J., Oct. 31, 2012.

Homes are shown in Seaside Heights, N.J., Oct. 21, 2013.

Homes are shown surrounded by sand and debris in Seaside Heights, N.J., Oct. 31, 2012.

Homes are shown in Seaside Heights, N.J., Oct. 21, 2013.

Homes built near a bridge sit destroyed due to Superstorm Sandy in Mantoloking, N.J., Oct. 31, 2012.

Mantoloking, N.J. is shown in this aerial view, Oct. 21, 2013.

The remains of burned homes are surrounded by water due to Superstorm Sandy in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, N.Y., Oct. 31, 2012.

Newly built homes and vacant lots are shown in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, Oct. 21, 2013.

The boardwalk and amusement park in Seaside Heights, N.J. is shown destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, Oct. 31, 2012.

The boardwalk and amusement park in Seaside Heights, N.J. is shown Oct. 21, 2013.