Santa brings gifts to Superstorm victims

Dressed as Santa Claus, Michael Sciaraffo arrives at the home of the Creamer family to deliver toys, Dec. 18, 2012, in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. Using Facebook, Sciaraffo started a charitable enterprise to collect and personally deliver toys to children affected by superstorm Sandy.

John Taylor, far left, his sons Nicholas, 5, second from left, and Johnny, 9, second from right, and their neighbor Liam Siederman, 10, center, watch as Michael Sciaraffo, as Santa Claus, leaves with a promise of getting them toys, Dec. 18, 2012, in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York.

Elizabeth Sampol holds her daughter Ella, 14 months, who received a toy from Michael Sciaraffo, as Santa, Dec. 18, 2012, in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York.

Alex Creamer, 9, receives a toy from Michael Sciaraffo, as Santa Claus, Dec. 18, 2012, in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York.

Michael Sciaraffo, a political consultant who has worked for Hillary Clinton and City Hall, labels one of hundreds of toys cluttering his apartment, Dec. 18, 2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

Michael Sciaraffo, a political consultant who has worked for Hillary Clinton and City Hall, leaves his home carrying part of his Santa costume, Dec. 18, 2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

A rainbow appears as a Santa-dressed Michael Sciaraffo leaves the home of Ella Sampol, 14 months, after bringing her a toy, Dec. 18, 2012, in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York.

Michael Sciaraffo, a political consultant who has worked for Hillary Clinton and City Hall, sits at his workstation as he takes a phone call request for a toy, Dec. 18, 2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

Michael Sciaraffo, a political consultant who has worked for Hillary Clinton and City Hall, is costumed as Santa Claus as he makes a toy delivery to a home, Dec. 18, 2012, in the Bell Harbor neighborhood of New York with a delivery of toys.

Elizabeth Sampol holds her daughter, Ella, 14 months, who received a toy from Michael Sciaraffo as "Santa,"Dec. 18, 2012, in the Belle Harbor section of the Queens borough of New York.

Michael Sciaraffo, a political consultant who has worked for Hillary Clinton and City Hall, checks a list he created to match kids with the toys he has collected for them, Dec. 18, 2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

Michael Sciaraffo, a political consultant who has worked for Hillary Clinton and City Hall, is surrounded by donated toys as he prepares his Santa Claus costume, Dec. 18, 2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.