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U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander, Bill Walsh, coordinates a rescue mission as coxswain Richard Vidal and navigator Ryan Rose assist during a patrol in New York Harbor, Oct. 31, 2012. Two days after Sandy delivered a record blow, New York Harbor, the delivery point for the world's most actively traded gasoline and heating oil futures contracts, and a vital fuel source for the surrounding urban milieu, remained shut to commercial traffic, with no estimates for reopening.

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Crews from as far away as Missouri and Illinois gather, Nov. 1, 2012, in a parking lot used as a staging area at the Quaker Bridge Mall in Lawrence Township, N.J. Utility crews continue to work on restoring power to the area after the storm surge from superstorm Sandy left businesses and residents without power.

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People walk by an overturned car in the street in Queens, New York, Oct. 30, 2012 in the aftermath of Sandy.
 
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Trick-or-treaters pass by the remains of a large tree that fell during Hurricane Sandy in the Ditmas Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, Oct. 31, 2012, in New York City.

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Boats are strewn among buildings and wreckage from Superstorm Sandy, Oct. 31, 2012 in Sea Bright, New Jersey. The death toll rose to 81 in the United States.
A NYPD police officer performs a search in high grasses that were flooded during a storm surge, Oct. 31, 2012, in the Arrochar neighborhood of the Staten Island borough of New York. Sandy caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses.
 
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Barbara Young digs sand out from her front door, Oct. 31, 2012, Long Beach, New York.The storm has claimed many lives in the United States and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding.

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People wait in line for fuel at a Shell Oil station, Nov. 1, 2012 in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The US death toll from Hurricane Sandy rose to at least 98 as New York reported a major jump in fatalities caused by the super storm. Fuel shortages led to long lines of cars at gasoline stations in many states and the country faced a storm bill of tens of billions of dollars.
 
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Residents attempt to restore order to their street, which experienced heavy flooding and dune erosion due to Hurricane Sandy, Oct. 31, 2012 in Long Beach, New York.

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Robert Justh drags a hose while attempting to drain a flooded basement, Oct. 31, 2012 in Long Beach, New York.

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Sand from the beach reaches the windows of a home as a vehicle sits on its side, partially buried in sand, following superstorm Sandy, Oct. 31, 2012, Seaside Heights, N.J.
 
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A man and his son look from their window at the flooded street in the borough of Queens, New York, Oct. 30, 2012 in the aftermath of the storm Sandy.

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Men inspect a beach club destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Sea Bright, New Jersey, Oct. 31, 2012.

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People walk past a beach club destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Sea Bright, New Jersey, Oct. 31, 2012.

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A family walks through a flooded street in Hoboken in New Jersey, Oct. 31, 2012.
 
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Robert Ikladous waits in a line with other vehicles stretching around several blocks to a Hess gas station, Nov. 1, 2012 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Hurricane victims continue to recover from Hurricane Sandy, which made landfall along the New Jersey shore, and left parts of the state and the surrounding area flooded and without power.

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President Barack Obama embraces Donna Vanzant during a tour of a neighborhood effected by superstorm Sandy, Oct. 31, 2012 in Brigantine, N.J. Governor Chris Christie accompanied the president on a tour of damage in the state. Vanzant is a owner of North Point Marina, which was damaged by the storm.

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An American flag stands on top of the devastated Rockaway beach boardwalk in the Queens borough of New York, Nov. 1, 2012. New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc hundreds of thousands remain without power three days after monster storm Sandy slammed into the U.S. East Coast.
 
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The atmosphere begins to return to normal in Times Square on October 31, 2012 in New York City.
 
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Kindness: Kids sell goods to raise money for the Hurricane Sandy relief effort

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Feeding the hungry: Emily Ellington, pictured, of Staten Island gives out one of 40 pizzas she bought to distribute to residents on Friday as they coped with the damage that Hurricane Sandy brought

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Medical care: Dr Dave Ores posted on his tumblr, 'I'm open today if I can help anyone. Until 6pm Spread the word. Thanks. 189 east 2nd street btw A and B'
 
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Notes of support: Kind post it notes were plastered on a wall, pictured, to cheer up Sandy victims

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Viral: Some of the photos showing neighbourly love have gone viral online

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Pet health: Banfield Pet Hospital, was offering free office visits and physical exams for more than 140 hospitals in the states affected by Sandy

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Sharing is caring: Many of those who still had electricity offered up their power plugs so passers by could charge their phones and contact loved ones
 
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Celebrity love: Even Bon Jovi, pictured, showed he cared, visiting residents in his flood affected home town of Sayreville, New Jersey

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Generosity: Ben Stiller, pictured, fed people in Brooklyn to show his support
 
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Historic: Taken by photographer Iwan Baan from the air, the incredible image, which is splashed across the cover of this week's New York Magazine, shows the Island of Manhattan half aglow and half in dark

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Pitch-black: Hurricane Sandy left thousands in Manhattan without electricity when it struck on Monday evening

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Eerie: From around 39th street downwards, apartments, offices, restaurants and bodegas were rendered powerless in a heartbeat, and the residents, workers and business owners were left not knowing what to do

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On the edge: The situation in lower Manhattan, which became known as SoPo - or the area South of Power - became dire before power was restored
 
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Back on: Electricity was finally restored in shifts, with some pockets switching on their lights again by Friday night and much of the remaining areas of downtown getting power by Saturday

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Life after Sandy: A woman with her groceries passes a group of National Guardsmen as they march up 1st Avenue on Saturday in New York
 
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A police helicopter hovers as it drops supplies for residents in the Staten Island Borough of New York, on November 3, 2012 in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Northeast residents lucky enough to have a roof after Hurricane Sandy struck now face a new problem: a heating oil shortage and widespread power outages mean some homes may go cold as the weather turns wintry.

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Young residents stay warm near a fire in their storm affected neighborhood in Staten Island, on November 4, 2012. A housing crisis loomed in New York City as victims of superstorm Sandy struggled on Sunday without heat in near-freezing temperatures, and officials fretted displaced residents would not be able to vote in Tuesday's presidential election.
 
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Hauling sand after Hurricane Sandy, Coney Island, Brooklyn.

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Eddie Liu uses a broom to clean up m&d and water from extensive flooding in a laundromat due to superstorm Sandy in Coney Island, on November 2, 2012.
 
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Marines and sailors work to repair a pier in Hobobken, New Jersey, on November 3.

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A roadside sign warns looters as residents continue to clean up after Hurricane Sandy in Nejecho Beach, New Jersey, on November 4, 2012.
 
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The high-water mark is visible on the walls behind a worker, as he scrapes up m&d and tiles from flood-damaged Saint Rose High School in Belmar, New Jersey, on November 4, 2012.

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A flyer posted for a missing parrot in Coney Island, after Hurricane Sandy.
 
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A street lined with water-damaged debris in Staten Island.

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The South Ferry subway station in lower Manhattan was damaged by seawater flooding during Hurricane Sandy. Crews are working to restore the station by pumping out the seawater.

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New York City Transit employees use a pump train, to remove water from the Cranberry Street Tunnel, which carries the A and C trains between Brooklyn and Manhattan underneath the East River.
 
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Inside a storm-damaged Shoprite grocery store in Hoboken, New Jersey, on November 2, 2012.

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A young girl picks a toy at the municipal center which has been serving as an emergency provisions distribution center in Union Beach, New Jersey, on November 2, 2012. Over 200 homes in a town of only 6,200 residents were destroyed by the storm.

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A woman sifts through her mother's storm-damaged home for items to save in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, on November 4, 2012.
 
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