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Hurricane Sandy: The day after

A look at the aftermath and cleanup from Hurricane Sandy.

Peter Andrews removes belongings from his father's beachfront home, destroyed in the aftermath of a storm surge from the superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, in Coney Island's Sea Gate community in New York. Andrews, 40, who was born in the house, said "we had a lot of storms and the only damage in the past was when a national guardsman threw a sandbag through the window." He added, the house was in the process of being sold. Photo by Bebeto Matthews
Trees are downed from Sandy on the Upper West Side of New York's Manhattan borough on Tuesday. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. Photo by Carmine Galasso
Debris litters the beach north of Indian River Inlet in southern Delaware after waves churned up by superstorm Sandy demolished hundreds of yards of beach dunes and left state Route 1, the major north-south coastal highway, covered in sand. Photo by Randall Chase
Tim Moore uses a car jack to lift his house back into place, with help from Tim Moore Jr., amidst storm damage from Sandy on Tuesday, in Fairfield, Conn. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. Photo by Autumn Driscoll
People walk near a storm-damaged home along the waterfront in the aftermath of Sandy on Tuesday, in Milford, Conn. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. Photo by Brian A. Pounds
People line up at a coffee truck in New York's financial district, this morning ahead of the first opening for Wall Street this week following a two-day shutdown due to superstorm Sandy. Much of lower Manhattan and the financial district are still without electrical power. Photo by Mark Lennihan
A man walks through floodwaters in the aftermath of Sandy on Tuesday, in Milford, Conn. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. Photo by Brian A. Pounds
Water drains from destroyed homes in the Sea Gate Association community following a devastating storm surge that destroyed protective sea walls, Tuesday, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to millions homes and businesses. Photo by John Minchillo
Homes in Bethany Beach, Del. are surrounded by floodwaters from Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday. Officials said Bethany and nearby Fenwick Island appeared to be among the hardest-hit parts of the state. Photo by Randall Chase
Debris is scattered amidst storm damage from Sandy on Tuesday, in Fairfield, Conn. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. Photo by Autumn Driscoll
Peter Andrews removes belongings from his father's beachfront home, destroyed in the aftermath of a storm surge from superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, in Coney Island's Sea Gate community in New York. Andrews, 4", who was born in the house, said "we had a lot of storms and the only damage in the past was when a national guardsman threw a sandbag through the window." He added, the house was in the process of being sold. Photo by Bebeto Matthews
A woman photographs the Manhattan skyline, Tuesday, in New York. Much of lower Manhattan is without electric power following the impact of superstorm Sandy. Photo by Mark Lennihan
Firefighter Ben Sisti of Goodwill Fire Co. #2 stands amidst rubble where the boardwalk and the Spring Lake pavilion were destroyed by Sandy, Tuesday, in Point Pleasant, N.J. Photo by Kevin R. Wexler
People photograph the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan skyline, Tuesday, in New York. Much of lower Manhattan is without electric power following the impact of superstorm Sandy. Photo by Mark Lennihan
Water is pumped from a restaurant on First Street in Hoboken, N.J., this morning, in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Parts of the city are still covered in standing water, trapping some residents in their homes. Photo by Craig Ruttle
A small shop that rents personal water craft rests in a huge sinkhole on the bayside in Ocean City, N.J. Tuesday, after a storm surge from superstorm Sandy Monday night. Photo by Mel Evans
A beachfront house is completely destroyed in the aftermath of a superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, in Coney Island's Sea Gate community in New York. Photo by Bebeto Matthews
New Jersey National Guard Spc. Wilfredo Rodriguez, top, helps a woman off a boat and into a high clearing vehicle as rescue workers help stranded people out of their flooded homes in Seaside Heights, N.J. on Tuesday. after superstorm Sandy made landfall in New Jersey Monday evening. Photo by Julio Cortez
Members of the National Guard and Hoboken Police ride a large truck through floodwaters used to pluck people from high water in Hoboken, N.J., this morning, in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Parts of the city are still covered in standing water, trapping some residents in their homes. Photo by Craig Ruttle
A second floor closet is exposed in a beachfront house in the aftermath of a storm surge from Hurricane Sandy, Tuesday, in Coney Island's Sea Gate community in New York. Photo by Bebeto Matthews
A car is upended on a mailbox on Surf Avenue in Coney Island, N.Y., in the aftermath of Sandy on Tuesday. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. Photo by Ralph Russo
David Bagatelle, of Hoboken, N.J., walks from his residence on Park Avenue through high water in Hoboken, N.J., this morning, in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Bagatelle's home is surrounded by water, but dry, where his wife and seven day old baby are staying. Photo by Craig Ruttle
A beachside house is left in rubble in the aftermath of Sandy on Tuesday, in the Seagate community Coney Island, N.Y. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. Photo by Ralph Russo
A rainbow forms in the morning clouds as seen behind St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton, Ill., early Tuesday. The leading edge of superstorm Sandy reached the eastern part of the St. Louis metropolitan area Tuesday morning. Photo by John Badman
Storm-driven waves from superstorm Sandy destroyed an approach road to the old bridge spanning the Indian River Inlet in southern Delaware. The new bridge, seen in the background, was undamaged but remained closed to traffic Tuesday, after waves destroyed hundreds of yards of beach dunes and left state Route 1 covered with sand. Photo by Randall Chase
A runway at the Teterboro Airport is flooded in the wake of superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, in New York. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. Photo by Mike Groll
Surfers take to the water as work begins at removing debris at the approach to the old Indian River Inlet bridge in the wake of Sandy, Tuesday afternoon, in Bethany Beach, Del. Photo by William Bretzger
A beachfront house is damaged in the aftermath of yesterday's surge from superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, in Coney Island's Sea Gate community in New York. Photo by Bebeto Matthews
The entrance to a beachfront house is destroyed in the aftermath of a storm surge from superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, in Coney Island's Sea Gate community in New York. Photo by Bebeto Matthews
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