Before and after: Rebuilding after Sandy

AP Published October 25, 2013
Debris left by Superstorm Sandy where the boardwalk had been in front of Lucky Leo's arcade in Seaside Heights, NJ and people walking at the rebuilt area nearly a year later.
Debris left by Superstorm Sandy where the boardwalk had been in front of Lucky Leo's arcade in Seaside Heights, NJ and people walking at the rebuilt area nearly a year later.
A firefighter surveying the smoldering ruins of houses in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York and the same site nearly a year later.
A firefighter surveying the smoldering ruins of houses in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York and the same site nearly a year later.
A street sign is partially buried in sand in Cape May, NJ after a storm surge from Sandy pushed the Atlantic Ocean over the beach and across Beach Avenue, and the same site nearly a year later, with piece of blue tape marking the depth of the sand.
A street sign is partially buried in sand in Cape May, NJ after a storm surge from Sandy pushed the Atlantic Ocean over the beach and across Beach Avenue, and the same site nearly a year later, with piece of blue tape marking the depth of the sand.
Commuters in a line which stretched twice around the arena waiting to board buses into Manhattan in front of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York and the site nearly a year later.
Commuters in a line which stretched twice around the arena waiting to board buses into Manhattan in front of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York and the site nearly a year later.
Construction equipment working on debris collected during the cleanup from Superstorm Sandy in the parking lot of Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York and the empty lot almost a year later.
Construction equipment working on debris collected during the cleanup from Superstorm Sandy in the parking lot of Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York and the empty lot almost a year later.
Brian Hajeski, of Brick, NJ, on a bridge in Mantaloking, NJ, on the morning after Superstorm Sandy rolled through and at the same site nearly a year later.
Brian Hajeski, of Brick, NJ, on a bridge in Mantaloking, NJ, on the morning after Superstorm Sandy rolled through and at the same site nearly a year later.
Robert Connolly and his wife Laura as they survey the remains of the home owned by her parents that burned to the ground during Superstorm Sandy in the Breezy Point section of New York and new homes, center and right, under construction in the seaside community.
Robert Connolly and his wife Laura as they survey the remains of the home owned by her parents that burned to the ground during Superstorm Sandy in the Breezy Point section of New York and new homes, center and right, under construction in the seaside community.
Rockaway resident Christine Walker walks along the beach under what is left of the boardwalk in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in the borough of Queens, New York and the same site nearly a year later.
Rockaway resident Christine Walker walks along the beach under what is left of the boardwalk in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in the borough of Queens, New York and the same site nearly a year later.
Charred ruins of homes in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York and new construction replacing them nearly a year later.
Charred ruins of homes in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York and new construction replacing them nearly a year later.
US flags at a site in Brick, NJ, around the burned remains of more than 60 small bungalows at Camp Osborn which were destroyed during Superstorm Sandy and the same area nearly six months later.
US flags at a site in Brick, NJ, around the burned remains of more than 60 small bungalows at Camp Osborn which were destroyed during Superstorm Sandy and the same area nearly six months later.
Homes destroyed by Superstorm Sandy at Ortley Beach in Toms River, NJ and an empty lot in the area six months later.
Homes destroyed by Superstorm Sandy at Ortley Beach in Toms River, NJ and an empty lot in the area six months later.
Ruins of more than 100 homes in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York following Superstorm Sandy and new construction to replace them.
Ruins of more than 100 homes in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York following Superstorm Sandy and new construction to replace them.
Flooded streets under the Manhattan Bridge in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, New York in the wake of Superstorm Sandy and the same site nearly a year later.
Flooded streets under the Manhattan Bridge in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, New York in the wake of Superstorm Sandy and the same site nearly a year later.
The sun rises in Seaside Heights, NJ, behind the Jet Star Roller Coaster which had been sitting in the ocean after part of the Casino Pier was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy, and the empty site nearly a year after the storm.
The sun rises in Seaside Heights, NJ, behind the Jet Star Roller Coaster which had been sitting in the ocean after part of the Casino Pier was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy, and the empty site nearly a year after the storm.
Damage caused by a fire in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, and the same site nearly a year later.
Damage caused by a fire in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, and the same site nearly a year later.

The work began the moment Superstorm Sandy's floodwaters ebbed back into the sea. Over the past year, people from New Jersey to New York, have been mucking out their flooded homes, trucking away tons of debris and putting their lives back together, one piece at a time.

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