New York was severely affected by Hurricane Sandy on October 29–30, 2012, particularly New York City, its suburbs, and Long Island. Sandy's impacts included the flooding of the New York City Subway system, of many suburban communities, and of all road tunnels entering Manhattan except the Lincoln Tunnel .

Ten years ago, Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New York City on October 29, 2012, tragically killing 43 New Yorkers and causing significant destruction to communities, homes, and infrastructure in its wake.

A decade after Hurricane Sandy, a new report by researchers at the NYU School of Global Public Health’s Center for Public Health Disaster Science describes the long-term impact of the storm on 18 counties in New York and New Jersey.

On October 29, 2012 Hurricane Sandy hit New York City with a ferocity unequalled by any coastal storm in modern memory. Forty-three New Yorkers lost their lives and tens of thousands were injured, temporarily dislocated, or entirely displaced by the storm’s impact.

Feb 4, 2025 · New York City could lose up to 19,300 homes in the next 15 years due to flooding from high tides and storms — more than the toll of 2012’s Hurricane Sandy — estimates a forthcoming report by the Regional Plan Association. ... Vacant lots dotted the Edgemere section of the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy destroyed homes, Jan. 28, 2025.

Oct 29, 2022 · Ten years ago, Hurricane Sandy slammed the mid-Atlantic region. The storm killed 43 people in New York City. It caused $19 billion in damages. And over the past decade, state and federal...

Oct 27, 2022 · A decade ago, an Atlantic hurricane-turned-superstorm named Sandy caught ready-for-anything New York City completely off guard as it raged up the East Coast from the Caribbean to Canada. On...

Hurricane Sandy hit New York City on October 29, 2012. Over the course of 48 hours, wind, rain, and water destroyed approximately 300 homes, left hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers without power, damaged critical public and private infrastructure, and left many New Yorkers vulnerable with limited access to food, drinking water, healthcare ...

Oct 23, 2023 · Eleven years after hurricane Sandy killed 43 New Yorkers and caused $19 billion in damages, plans to barricade the city from coastal storms—with over 82 miles of flood protection measures—have yet to leave the drawing board.

Oct 25, 2014 · After Hurricane Sandy dumped untold tons of water into the Montague Tunnel, a subway tube connecting Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan, engineers at New York City Transit faced a daunting problem:...