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Trees and power lines lie on Woodlawn Ave. in Ronkonkoma on Tuesday, Oct. 30 after Hurricane Sandy brought high winds to the area on Monday.

Evan Malone, a volunteer with Crisis Response International from West Islip, N.Y., helps clear damaged items from the home of Tara and Chad Widman on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 after flooding from Hurricane Sandy in Lindenhurst, N.Y. The area was one of the hardest-hit on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy rolled through the area on Monday. Many homes in the area flooded and some were declared unsafe to live in. Crisis Response International trains a network of volunteers to respond to natural disasters, and the group had about 25 members helping in Lindenhurst on Saturday. More information about CRI can be found at www.criout.com. Photo by Wasim Ahmad.

A boat sits in front of a house Lindenhurst, N.Y. on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. The boat belonged to one of the neighbors. The area was one of the hardest-hit on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy rolled through the area on Monday. Many homes in the area flooded and some were declared unsafe to live in. Residents spent Saturday removing their belongings before dusk, as the area was still without power. Photo by Wasim Ahmad.

Jackie Dougherty looks at a boat sitting in front of her mother, Joanne's, house in Lindenhurst, N.Y. on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. The boat belonged to one of the neighbors. The area was one of the hardest-hit on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy rolled through the area on Monday. Many homes in the area flooded and some were declared unsafe to live in. Residents spent Saturday removing their belongings before dusk, as the area was still without power.

The missing walls of a damaged home in Lindenhurst, N.Y. can be seen on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. The area was one of the hardest-hit on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy rolled through the area on Monday. Many homes in the area flooded and some were declared unsafe to live in.

A boat sits in front of a house Lindenhurst, N.Y. on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. The area was one of the hardest-hit on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy rolled through the area on Monday. Many homes in the area flooded and some were declared unsafe to live in. Residents spent Saturday removing their belongings before dusk, as the area was still without power.

Volunteers with Crisis Response International walk through Lindenhurst, N.Y. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 helping clear damaged items from the homes of residents reeling from Hurricane Sandy's flooding. The area was one of the hardest-hit on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy rolled through the area on Monday. Many homes in the area flooded and some were declared unsafe to live in. Crisis Response International trains a network of volunteers to respond to natural disasters, and the group had about 25 members helping in Lindenhurst on Saturday. More information about CRI can be found at www.criout.com.

Volunteers with Crisis Response International pray Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 while helping clear damaged items from the homes of residents reeling from Hurricane Sandy's flooding in Lindenhurst, N.Y. The area was one of the hardest-hit on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy rolled through the area on Monday. Many homes in the area flooded and some were declared unsafe to live in. Crisis Response International trains a network of volunteers to respond to natural disasters, and the group had about 25 members helping in Lindenhurst on Saturday. More information about CRI can be found at www.criout.com. Photo by Wasim Ahmad.

Dale Fisher, a volunteer with Crisis Response International from Youngstown, Ohio, helps clear damaged items from the home of Tara and Chad Widman on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 after flooding from Hurricane Sandy in Lindenhurst, N.Y. The area was one of the hardest-hit on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy rolled through the area on Monday. Many homes in the area flooded and some were declared unsafe to live in. Crisis Response International trains a network of volunteers to respond to natural disasters, and the group had about 25 members helping in Lindenhurst on Saturday. More information about CRI can be found at www.criout.com. Photo by Wasim Ahmad.

Carmen Amador talks on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 about how Hurricane Sandy damaged her waterfront home in Lindenhurst, N.Y. The area was one of the hardest-hit on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy rolled through the area on Monday. Many homes in the area flooded and some were declared unsafe to live in. Residents spent Saturday removing their belongings before dusk, as the area was still without power.

A Volkswagen that bore the full fury of Hurricane Sandy rests on Bayview Ave. East in Lindenhurst, N.Y. on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. behind it, a boat rests on the side of a home on Atlantic Street. The area was one of the hardest-hit on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy rolled through the area on Monday. Many homes in the area flooded and some were declared unsafe to live in. Residents spent Saturday removing their belongings before dusk, as the area was still without power.

A "Help" sign caked in mud sits on Ocean St. in Lindenhurst, N.Y. on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. The area was one of the hardest-hit on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy rolled through the area on Monday. Many homes in the area flooded and some were declared unsafe to live in. Residents spent Saturday removing their belongings before dusk, as the area was still without power.

Residents cleared their homes of destroyed possessions on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 after flooding from Hurricane Sandy in Lindenhurst, N.Y. The area was one of the hardest-hit on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy rolled through the area on Monday. Many homes in the area flooded and some were declared unsafe to live in. Residents spent Saturday removing their belongings before dusk, as the area was still without power.

This panoramic shot shows the canal between Ocean St. and Atlantic St. in Lindenhurst, N.Y. on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. The area was one of the hardest-hit on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy rolled through the area on Monday. Many homes in the area flooded and some were declared unsafe to live in.

Mike (left) and Kevin (right) Krauth fill up gas canisters to power their generators. The pair, from Centereach, N.Y., waited on a line about 30-40 people deep at the Citgo on Route 109 in North Lindenhurst, N.Y. on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to many parts of Long Island as it rolled through the area on Monday, and the resulting gas shortages had people queuing up for hours at any stations that had power and fuel. In addition to the 30-40 people at any given time of day with gas canisters, cars lined up for a few miles outside most gas stations across the Island, including the Citgo station.

Cars line up for a couple of miles past the Citgo on Route 109 in North Lindenhurst, N.Y. on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to many parts of Long Island as it rolled through the area on Monday, and the resulting gas shortages had people queuing up for hours at any stations that had power and fuel. In addition to the 30-40 people at any given time of day with gas canisters, cars lined up for a few miles outside most gas stations across the Island, including the Citgo station.

People line up to fill gas canisters the Citgo on Route 109 in North Lindenhurst, N.Y. on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to many parts of Long Island as it rolled through the area on Monday, and the resulting gas shortages had people queuing up for hours at any stations that had power and fuel. In addition to the 30-40 people at any given time of day with gas canisters, cars lined up for a few miles outside most gas stations across the Island, including the Citgo station. Photo by Wasim Ahmad

Homes lie in a tangled pile of rubble in Roxbury, N.Y. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blew through through the area on Monday, bringing with it high winds and flooding for residents in the Roxbury neighborhood of Queens. By Thursday, there was still no power to the area and residents were busy cleaning up the mess the storm left behind.

Susan Tardugno cleans up seawater from her house in Roxbury, N.Y. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. She and her husband, Nick, have owned the home for 30 years as a seasonal residence. Hurricane Sandy blew through through the area on Monday, bringing with it high winds and flooding for residents in the Roxbury neighborhood of Queens. By Thursday, there was still no power to the area and residents were busy cleaning up the mess the storm left behind.

Susan Tardugno picks up a photo of her grandaughter that she found on the floor of her house in Roxbury, N.Y. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. She and her husband, Nick, have owned the home for 30 years as a seasonal residence. Hurricane Sandy blew through through the area on Monday, bringing with it high winds and flooding for residents in the Roxbury neighborhood of Queens. By Thursday, there was still no power to the area and residents were busy cleaning up the mess the storm left behind.

Residents chat in the street while cleaning up debris from their homes in Roxbury, N.Y. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blew through through the area on Monday, bringing with it high winds and flooding for residents in the Roxbury neighborhood of Queens. By Thursday, there was still no power to the area and residents were busy cleaning up the mess the storm left behind.

Walter Cook, a Roxbury resident since he was born in 1943 removes belongings from his home in Roxbury, N.Y. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blew through through the area on Monday, bringing with it high winds and flooding for residents in the Roxbury neighborhood of Queens. By Thursday, there was still no power to the area and residents were busy cleaning up the mess the storm left behind.

One resident left a message for Hurricane Sandy on a piece of discarded furniture in Roxbury, N.Y. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blew through through the area on Monday, bringing with it high winds and flooding for residents in the Roxbury neighborhood of Queens. By Thursday, there was still no power to the area and residents were busy cleaning up the mess the storm left behind.

Jean Hanretty strips the wall from her home of 29 years in Roxbury, N.Y. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. She wanted to make sure that mold wouldn't take hold in her house. Hurricane Sandy blew through through the area on Monday, bringing with it high winds and flooding for residents in the Roxbury neighborhood of Queens. By Thursday, there was still no power to the area and residents were busy cleaning up the mess the storm left behind.

Sunshine Smith strips down the wall of her friend Jean Hanretty's house as Rob Hanretty looks on in Roxbury, N.Y. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Jean Hanretty wanted to make sure that mold wouldn't take hold in her house. Hurricane Sandy blew through through the area on Monday, bringing with it high winds and flooding for residents in the Roxbury neighborhood of Queens. By Thursday, there was still no power to the area and residents were busy cleaning up the mess the storm left behind.

Debris lines the streets in Roxbury, N.Y. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blew through through the area on Monday, bringing with it high winds and flooding for residents in the Roxbury neighborhood of Queens. By Thursday, there was still no power to the area and residents were busy cleaning up the mess the storm left behind.

Homeland Security officers patrol the streets in Roxbury, N.Y. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blew through through the area on Monday, bringing with it high winds and flooding for residents in the Roxbury neighborhood of Queens. By Thursday, there was still no power to the area and residents were busy cleaning up the mess the storm left behind.

John Morris, of Astoria, rests Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 on what’s left of the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk after helping clean out the homes of other Rockaway residents, including his cousin’s down the block. Superstorm Sandy, coupled with high tide, brought seawater racing through the whole town from the Atlantic Ocean to Jamaica Bay, and almost two weeks later, residents were still cleaning up the mess left behind. “Send us a Tide truck,” Morris said, describing the struggles for people to keep clean in the area. He said it was easier to get donated new clothes than to clean the ones he was wearing, with power and most services out for the entire area. Photo by Wasim Ahmad.

Crews clear out debris from the strees Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 in Rockaway, N.Y. Superstorm Sandy, coupled with high tide, brought seawater racing through the whole town from the Atlantic Ocean to Jamaica Bay, and almost two weeks later, residents were still cleaning up the mess left behind.

Rockaway residents Claire Conti and Meaghan McHugh sit Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 on what’s left of the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk. Superstorm Sandy, coupled with high tide, brought seawater racing through the whole town from the Atlantic Ocean to Jamaica Bay, and almost two weeks later, residents were still cleaning up the mess left behind.

Frank Gombos, a 32-year Rockaway resident sits Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 outside his apartment building on what's left of the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk. Gombos decided to ride out Superstorm Sandy by watching the beach from the lobby of his building, and he said that two waves caused the damage to the boardwalk - the first one loosening it from its cement moorings, and the second one tossing it against the side of his building. Sandy, coupled with high tide, brought seawater racing through the whole town from the Atlantic Ocean to Jamaica Bay, and almost two weeks later, residents were still cleaning up the mess left behind.

Rockaway, N.Y. residents, volunteers and visitors wander the beach in the town on Nov. 11, 2012. Superstorm Sandy, coupled with high tide, brought seawater racing through the whole town from the Atlantic Ocean to Jamaica Bay, and almost two weeks later, residents were still cleaning up the mess left behind, incuding a completely destroyed boardwalk.

Team Rubicon, a volunteer organization comprised of veterans pairing with civilians, helps pass out supplies to residents in Rockaway, N.Y. on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Superstorm Sandy, coupled with high tide, brought seawater racing through the whole town from the Atlantic Ocean to Jamaica Bay, and almost two weeks later, residents were still cleaning up the mess left behind. For more information, or to volunteer for Team Rubicon, go to www.teamrubiconusa.org.

Clean-up volunteers with Team Rubicon Brandon Johnson and Zan Goodman, both of Brooklyn sit Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 on what’s left of the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk. Superstorm Sandy, coupled with high tide, brought seawater racing through the whole town from the Atlantic Ocean to Jamaica Bay, and almost two weeks later, residents were still cleaning up the mess left behind. For more information, or to volunteer for Team Rubicon, go to www.teamrubiconusa.org. Photo by Wasim Ahmad.

Rockaway residents Jacob Papagiannakis and Brian Geoghegan sit Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 on what’s left of the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk. Superstorm Sandy, coupled with high tide, brought seawater racing through the whole town from the Atlantic Ocean to Jamaica Bay, and almost two weeks later, residents were still cleaning up the mess left behind. Photo by Wasim Ahmad.

The Ocean Promenade building on the beach in Rockaway, N.Y. sits empty and boarded up on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Superstorm Sandy, coupled with high tide, brought seawater racing through the whole town from the Atlantic Ocean to Jamaica Bay, and almost two weeks later, residents were still cleaning up the mess left behind.

The Rockaway Beach boardwalk lies in a twisted heap Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Superstorm Sandy, coupled with high tide, brought seawater racing through the whole town from the Atlantic Ocean to Jamaica Bay, and almost two weeks later, residents were still cleaning up the mess left behind, incuding a completely destroyed boardwalk.

An American flag is seen in the reflection of a wrecked Toyota Camry on Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Rockaway, N.Y. Superstorm Sandy, coupled with high tide, brought seawater racing through the whole town from the Atlantic Ocean to Jamaica Bay, and almost two weeks later, residents were still cleaning up the mess left behind.

School of Journalism students walk along the devastated Rockaway Beach on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Photo by Wasim Ahmad.

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