Two Year Anniversary Of Hurricane Sandy In New York

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio joins other volunteers and local politicians at a Habitat for Humanity site on the two year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy in Coney Island neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough on October 29, 2014 in New York City. The home that the mayor visited was severely damaged during the storm which destoyed hundreds of homes and businesses in Coney Island and the Rockaways. Hurricane Sandy was recorded as the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. It caused over $68 billion in damages, and hundreds of people were killed along the path of the storm in seven countries. Today marks the two-year anniversary of its storm surge hitting New York City and the surrounding area which flooded streets, tunnels and subway lines and cut power in and around the city. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)