Photo gallery: Superstorm Sandy smashes into New York
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Hurricane Sandy is seen on the east coast of the United States in this NASA handout satellite image taken at 0755 GMT, October 30, 2012. Sandy, one of the biggest storms to hit the United States, pounded the east coast on Tuesday, flooding large parts of New York City, bringing transport to a halt and interrupting the presidential campaign. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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People wade and paddle down a flooded street as Hurricane Sandy approaches on Monday, Oct 29, 2012, in Lindenhurst, New York. Gaining speed and power through the day, the storm knocked out electricity to more than 1 million people and figured to upend life for tens of millions more. -- PHOTO: AP
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A row of houses stands in floodwaters at Grassy Sound in North Wildwood, New Jersey, as Hurricane Sandy pounds the East Coast on Monday, Oct 29, 2012. The powerful storm made the westward lurch and took dead aim at New Jersey and Delaware on Monday, washing away part of the Atlantic City boardwalk, putting the presidential campaign on hold and threatening to cripple Wall Street and the New York subway system with an epic surge of seawater. -- PHOTO: AP
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A few dozen people take refuge from Hurricane Sandy at a Red Cross shelter on Monday, Oct 29, 2012, in Deer Park, New York. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path on Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. -- PHOTO: AP
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The remains of scaffolding from above a Starbucks lies on the ground in lower Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy begins to affect the area on Oct 29, 2012 in New York City. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the United States, is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A vehicle is submerged on 14th Street near the Consolidated Edison power plant on Monday, Oct 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy knocked out power to at least 3.1 million people, and New York's main utility said large sections of Manhattan had been plunged into darkness by the storm, with 250,000 customers without power as water pressed into the island from three sides, flooding rail yards, subway tracks, tunnels and roads. -- PHOTO: AP
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Young boys play video games while in the sleeping area of a Red Cross shelter in Hampton Bays, New York on Oct 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds of thousands moved to higher ground, public transport shut down and the stock market suffered its first weather-related closure in 27 years. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Fire fighters work in front of a partially collapsed four-storey apartment building in Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy made its approach to New York on Oct 29, 2012. The building's facade had collapsed after high winds had hit New York City. No one was injured in the 25-unit building, according to media reports. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Sea water floods the Ground Zero construction site on Monday, Oct 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. -- PHOTO: AP
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Vehicles are submerged on 14th Street near the Consolidated Edison power plant, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. -- PHOTO: AP
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An uprooted tree blocks 7th street near Avenue D in the East Village as a result of high winds from Sandy on Monday, Oct 29, 2012, in New York. -- PHOTO: AP
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In this photo provided by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey a surveillance camera captures the PATH station in Hoboken, New Jersey, as it is flooded shortly before 9:30 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct 29, 2012. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. -- PHOTO: AP
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Streets around a Con Edison substation are flooded as the East River overflows into the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, New York, as Sandy moves through the area on Monday, Oct 29, 2012. Superstorm Sandy zeroed in on New York's waterfront with fierce rain and winds that shuttered most of the nation's largest city Monday, darkened the financial district and left a huge crane hanging off a luxury high-rise. -- PHOTO: AP
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Sea water floods the entrance to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel on Monday, Oct 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. -- PHOTO: AP
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Storm surf kicked up by the high winds from Hurricane Sandy break onto homes in Southampton, New York on Oct 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds of thousands moved to higher ground, public transport shut down and the stock market suffered its first weather-related closure in 27 years. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Water rushes into the Carey Tunnel (previously the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel), caused by Hurricane Sandy on Oct 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States (US). Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the US, is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A flooded street, caused by Hurricane Sandy, is seen on Oct 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States (US). Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the US, is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. -- PHOTO: AFP
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FDNY inflatable boats travel along 14th street towards the East River on a rescue mission in the wake of Hurricane Sandy on Monday, Oct 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. -- PHOTO: AP
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A man takes a photo of floodwaters near the Brooklyn waterfront in New York on Oct 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy could be the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland when it comes ashore on Monday night, bringing strong winds and dangerous flooding to the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic states to New England, forecasters said on Sunday. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Rising water, caused by Hurricane Sandy, rushes into a subterranian parking garage on Oct 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States (US). Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the US, is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Fire fighters evaluate the scene of an apartment building which had the front wall collapse due to Hurricane Sandy on Oct 29, 2012 in New York, United States (US). Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the US, is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. -- PHOTO: AFP
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The remains of scaffolding from above a Starbucks outlet lies on the ground in lower Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy begins to affect the area on Oct 29, 2012 in New York City. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the United States, is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. -- PHOTO: AFP
Hurricane Sandy is seen on the east coast of the United States in this NASA handout satellite image taken at 0755 GMT, October 30, 2012. Sandy, one of the biggest storms to hit the United States, pounded the east coast on Tuesday, flooding large parts of New York City, bringing transport to a halt and interrupting the presidential campaign. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
People wade and paddle down a flooded street as Hurricane Sandy approaches on Monday, Oct 29, 2012, in Lindenhurst, New York. Gaining speed and power through the day, the storm knocked out electricity to more than 1 million people and figured to upend life for tens of millions more. -- PHOTO: AP
A row of houses stands in floodwaters at Grassy Sound in North Wildwood, New Jersey, as Hurricane Sandy pounds the East Coast on Monday, Oct 29, 2012. The powerful storm made the westward lurch and took dead aim at New Jersey and Delaware on Monday, washing away part of the Atlantic City boardwalk, putting the presidential campaign on hold and threatening to cripple Wall Street and the New York subway system with an epic surge of seawater. -- PHOTO: AP
A few dozen people take refuge from Hurricane Sandy at a Red Cross shelter on Monday, Oct 29, 2012, in Deer Park, New York. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path on Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. -- PHOTO: AP
The remains of scaffolding from above a Starbucks lies on the ground in lower Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy begins to affect the area on Oct 29, 2012 in New York City. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the United States, is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. -- PHOTO: AFP
A vehicle is submerged on 14th Street near the Consolidated Edison power plant on Monday, Oct 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy knocked out power to at least 3.1 million people, and New York's main utility said large sections of Manhattan had been plunged into darkness by the storm, with 250,000 customers without power as water pressed into the island from three sides, flooding rail yards, subway tracks, tunnels and roads. -- PHOTO: AP
Young boys play video games while in the sleeping area of a Red Cross shelter in Hampton Bays, New York on Oct 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds of thousands moved to higher ground, public transport shut down and the stock market suffered its first weather-related closure in 27 years. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Fire fighters work in front of a partially collapsed four-storey apartment building in Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy made its approach to New York on Oct 29, 2012. The building's facade had collapsed after high winds had hit New York City. No one was injured in the 25-unit building, according to media reports. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Sea water floods the Ground Zero construction site on Monday, Oct 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. -- PHOTO: AP
Vehicles are submerged on 14th Street near the Consolidated Edison power plant, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. -- PHOTO: AP
An uprooted tree blocks 7th street near Avenue D in the East Village as a result of high winds from Sandy on Monday, Oct 29, 2012, in New York. -- PHOTO: AP
In this photo provided by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey a surveillance camera captures the PATH station in Hoboken, New Jersey, as it is flooded shortly before 9:30 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct 29, 2012. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. -- PHOTO: AP
Streets around a Con Edison substation are flooded as the East River overflows into the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, New York, as Sandy moves through the area on Monday, Oct 29, 2012. Superstorm Sandy zeroed in on New York's waterfront with fierce rain and winds that shuttered most of the nation's largest city Monday, darkened the financial district and left a huge crane hanging off a luxury high-rise. -- PHOTO: AP
Sea water floods the entrance to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel on Monday, Oct 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. -- PHOTO: AP
Storm surf kicked up by the high winds from Hurricane Sandy break onto homes in Southampton, New York on Oct 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds of thousands moved to higher ground, public transport shut down and the stock market suffered its first weather-related closure in 27 years. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Water rushes into the Carey Tunnel (previously the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel), caused by Hurricane Sandy on Oct 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States (US). Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the US, is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. -- PHOTO: AFP
A flooded street, caused by Hurricane Sandy, is seen on Oct 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States (US). Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the US, is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. -- PHOTO: AFP
FDNY inflatable boats travel along 14th street towards the East River on a rescue mission in the wake of Hurricane Sandy on Monday, Oct 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. -- PHOTO: AP
A man takes a photo of floodwaters near the Brooklyn waterfront in New York on Oct 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy could be the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland when it comes ashore on Monday night, bringing strong winds and dangerous flooding to the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic states to New England, forecasters said on Sunday. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Rising water, caused by Hurricane Sandy, rushes into a subterranian parking garage on Oct 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States (US). Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the US, is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. -- PHOTO: AFP
Fire fighters evaluate the scene of an apartment building which had the front wall collapse due to Hurricane Sandy on Oct 29, 2012 in New York, United States (US). Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the US, is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. -- PHOTO: AFP
The remains of scaffolding from above a Starbucks outlet lies on the ground in lower Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy begins to affect the area on Oct 29, 2012 in New York City. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the United States, is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. -- PHOTO: AFP
The fury of “Frankenstorm” plunged New York into darkness, desperation and panic. Superstorm Sandy left the the Wall Street financial district and the rest of lower Manhattan without power and no firm idea when the lights will be turned on again.
The streets, many waist deep in floodwater, were eerily quiet after the storm, with the only sound coming from distant sirens and the only light cast by candles in apartment windows and the blue and red flashes of police cars.
