Neighbors Lucille Dwyer and Linda Strong embrace after looking through the wreckage of their homes devastated by fire and the effects of Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough, New York, Oct. 31, 2012. The U.S. Northeast began crawling back to normal after monster storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed people in nine states with a massive storm surge and rain that caused epic flooding.
Burned houses are seen next to those that remain in Breezy Point, a neighborhood located in the New York City borough of Queens, after it was devastated by Hurricane Sandy, Oct. 31, 2012. New York City and the sodden U.S. Northeast began an arduous journey back to normal after mammoth storm Sandy swamped coastal cities and cut power to millions.