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Power outages affected nearly 2 million people in New York City, while more than 1 million people lost cellphone service. [3] Statewide, Sandy destroyed about 305,000 homes, mostly related to the high storm surge. [5] In New York City alone, the floodwaters entered the homes of more than 443,000 people and more than 23,400 businesses.
Hurricane Sandy Leaves Behind Damage In New York Scenes of Hurricane Sandy's aftermath in the Breezy Point part of Far Rockawayon Nov. 1, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City.
Damage from Hurricane Sandy to a house in Brooklyn, New York. New York governor Andrew Cuomo called National Guard members to help in the state. Storm impacts in Upstate New York were much more limited than in New York City; there was some flooding and a few downed trees. [253]
Hurricane Sandy destroyed thousands of homes in the Northeast, reportedly inflicting as much as $50 billion worth of damage and sparking a slew of relief efforts aimed at providing housing aid for ...
August 1, 1830: A hurricane passes to the east of New York and produces gale-force winds to New York City and Long Island. [9] October 4, 1841: Gale–force winds affect New York City as a hurricane tracks north along the East Coast of the United States. Damage is estimated at $2 million (1841 USD, $41 million 2007 USD). [10]
Residents of one of the New York City communities most devastated by Hurricane Sandy can't get their rebuilding efforts off the ground, and the finger is being pointed at the city. The ...
12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief was a benefit concert that took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 12, 2012.. The concert was held in response to Hurricane Sandy, which devastated portions of the Northeastern United States, the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic in late October 2012 and cost an estimated $60 billion in damage in the United States.
Four years ago, Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast with a record-setting 14-foot surge. Winds gusted up to 80 mph, and tides were especially high due to the full moon.