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.
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.
People walk by an overturned car in the street in Queens, New York, Oct. 30, 2012 in the aftermath of Sandy.