Effects of Hurricane Sandy in New York#Transportation

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Hurricane Sandy originated in the Caribbean Sea on October 22. Early on October 25, Hurricane Sandy moved across eastern Cuba as a major hurricane and emerged into the western Atlantic Ocean.{{cite report|author=Blake, Eric S|author2=Kimberlain, Todd B|author3=Berg, Robert J|author4=Cangialosi, John P|author5=Beven II, John L|date=February 12, 2013|type=Tropical Cyclone Report|format=PDF|title=Hurricane Sandy: October 22 – 29, 2012|author6=National Hurricane Center|access-date=February 17, 2013|url={{NHC TCR url|id=AL182012_Sandy}}|publisher=United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service}} The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expected that Sandy would become extratropical at some point before hitting the New Jersey coast, but there was uncertainty in the timing. To avoid potential confusion, the agency did not issue hurricane and tropical cyclone warnings; instead, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in New York City issued high wind warnings, reflecting the expectation of wind gusts over {{convert|58|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|url=https://w1.weather.gov/glossary/index.php?word=High+Wind+Warning|title=Glossary - NOAA's National Weather Service|first=NOAA's National Weather|last=Service|website=w1.weather.gov}} As early as October 27, the NHC forecast a {{convert|4|to|8|ft|m|abbr=on}} storm surge inundation, which they later increased to {{convert|6|to|11|ft|m|abbr=on}}.

On October 28, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for every county in the state. He also asked for a pre-disaster declaration to better access federal assistance.{{cite news |title=NYC shutting down transit, evacuating 375,000 |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cuomo-orders-nyc-transit-system-to-shut-down-2012-10-28?link=MW_latest_news |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=October 29, 2012 | last1=Gibson | first1=Kate }} Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano ordered voluntary evacuations of the South Shore storm surge area, which includes the area south of Sunrise Highway, as well as the North Shore's areas north of Route 25A and in elevations 15 feet above sea level or less.{{cite web |title=Nassau County calls for evacuations in coastal areas |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8860224 |publisher=WABC TV |access-date=October 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106043323/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8860224|archive-date=November 6, 2012}} Shelters were opened at Levittown Memorial High School, Locust Valley High School, Nassau Community College and SUNY Old Westbury. In Suffolk County, officials ordered mandatory evacuations for residents of Fire Island and in surge zone areas in Babylon, Brookhaven, Islip, Riverhead, Southampton and Southold. Shelters were opened at Hampton Bays High School, Sachem East High School, and the Brentwood High School Sonderling Building.{{cite web |title=Evacuations on Long Island ahead of Sandy |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8860224 |publisher=WABC TV |access-date=October 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106043323/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8860224|archive-date=November 6, 2012}} Most schools closed in Nassau and Suffolk counties on October 29, including Adelphi University, Hofstra University, Molloy College, Nassau Community College and Stony Brook University.{{cite web |title=Stony Brook University Cancels Classes for Third Day |url=http://southampton.patch.com/articles/stony-brook-university-cancels-classes-for-third-day |publisher=Southampton Patch |access-date=October 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102222806/http://southampton.patch.com/articles/stony-brook-university-cancels-classes-for-third-day |archive-date=November 2, 2012 }}{{cite web |title=Nassau Community, Molloy, Hofstra, Adelphi cancel classes |date=October 28, 2012 |url=http://www.liherald.com/valleystream/stories/Nassau-Community-Hofstra-cancel-classes,44131 |publisher=Valley Stream Herald |access-date=October 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006125948/http://www.liherald.com/valleystream/stories/Nassau-Community-Hofstra-cancel-classes%2C44131 |archive-date=October 6, 2013 }}

On October 28, President Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration for the state of New York.{{cite web |title=Obama Signs Emergency Declaration For State Of New York |date=October 28, 2012 |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/10/28/obama-signs-emergency-declaration-for-state-of-new-york/ |publisher=CBS News New York |access-date=October 29, 2012}} The Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road suspended service beginning 7 p.m. October 27 through October 29 and possibly October 30.{{cite web |title=Hurricane Sandy forces mass transit closure, evacuations |url=http://www.myfoxny.com/story/19933026/mta-subways-ready-for-hurricane-sandy |publisher=MyFoxNY |access-date=October 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029094330/http://www.myfoxny.com/story/19933026/mta-subways-ready-for-hurricane-sandy |archive-date=October 29, 2012 }} Starbucks closed all of its outlets in the city and Long Island on October 28 at 4 p.m. to let employees get home before the transit system shut down. The stores remained closed on October 29.{{cite news |title=Decaffeinated Storm: Sandy Shutters NYC's Starbucks Stores |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2012/10/28/decaffeinated-storm-sandy-shutters-nycs-starbucks-stores/ |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=October 29, 2012}} The Tappan Zee Bridge was closed October 29 at 4 p.m. EDT due to wind conditions.{{cite web |title=3:15 p.m.: 'Tappan Zee Bridge to close at 4; 'Significant' storm surge expected to peak at midnight; Metro-North reports on tracks |url=http://www.lohud.com/viewart/20121029/NEWS02/310290065/3-05-p-m-Tappan-Zee-Bridge-to-close-at-4-Significant-storm-surge-expected-to-peak-at-midnight-Metro-North-reports-on-tracks?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE |publisher=lohud.com |access-date=October 29, 2012}}

Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters on October 26 that the city had begun taking precautions but said at that time there was no call for mandatory evacuations and no plans to suspend the city's mass transit or cancel school. But on October 28, Governor Cuomo ordered the MTA, including the subway, closed and in a press conference immediately after Cuomo's announcement, Mayor Bloomberg ordered public schools closed on October 29.{{cite web |title=New York City schools, transit close ahead of Sandy |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8860157 |publisher=WABC TV |access-date=October 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029233502/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8860157|archive-date=October 29, 2012}} He ordered mandatory evacuations for Zone A{{cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/hazards/storms_evaczones.shtml |title=Hurricane evacuation zones |publisher=NYC Office of Emergency Management |access-date=November 1, 2012 |archive-date=October 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029080901/http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/hazards/storms_evaczones.shtml |url-status=dead }} which includes the southern tip of Manhattan, the Coney Island-Brighton Beach and Red Hook areas of Brooklyn, the entire Rockaways peninsula, much of Staten Island, City Island, and part of the Throggs Neck area of the Bronx.{{cite web |title=NYC Evacuation Zones: Bloomberg Orders 'Zone A' Residents to Evacuate |url=http://www.allmediany.com/news/6316-nyc-evacuation-zones-bloomberg-orders-zone-a-residents-to-evacuate |publisher=AllMediaNY |access-date=October 29, 2012}} On October 28, officials activated the city's coastal emergency plan, with subway closings and the evacuation of residents in areas hit during Hurricane Irene in August 2011. More than 76 evacuation shelters were open around the city.

The MTA announced that all subway, bus and commuter rail service would be suspended, beginning at 7 p.m. EDT on October 28 and expected to continue suspension through at least October 30.{{cite news |last=Mann |first=Ted |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204840504578084582421401190 |title=New York City Subways to Shut Down – WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |access-date=October 28, 2012}} All PATH train service and stations were shut down at 12:01 a.m. October 29. 200 National Guard troops were deployed in the city. All bus carriers at the Port Authority Bus Terminal closed at 3 a.m. October 29. U.S. stock trading was suspended for October 29 and 30.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sandy-keeps-financial-markets-closed-tuesday/ |title=Sandy keeps financial markets closed Tuesday |work=CBS News |access-date=October 30, 2012}} It was the first two-day weather closure since the Great Blizzard of 1888.{{cite news |url=http://marketday.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/29/14778477-hurricane-sandy-to-keep-stock-markets-shuttered-tuesday?lite |title=Hurricane Sandy to keep stock markets shuttered Tuesday – Market Day |date=October 29, 2012 |access-date=October 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030044444/http://marketday.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/29/14778477-hurricane-sandy-to-keep-stock-markets-shuttered-tuesday?lite |archive-date=October 30, 2012 }} All state courts were closed October 29, except for arraignments and emergency applications. NYU Langone Medical Center canceled all surgeries and medical procedures, except for emergency procedures.{{cite web |title=Transit Systems, Schools Plan Closings Ahead Of Sandy's Arrival |url=http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171503/transit-systems--schools-plan-closings-ahead-of-sandy-s-arrival?ap=1&MP4 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130063509/http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171503/transit-systems--schools-plan-closings-ahead-of-sandy-s-arrival?ap=1&MP4 |archive-date=January 30, 2013 |publisher=NY1 |access-date=October 29, 2012}}

On October 27, Google postponed their planned Android event in New York City due to the storm.{{cite web |url=http://www.gsmarena.com/google_cancels_october_29_event_due_to_hurricane-news-5007.php |title=Google cancels October 29 event due to hurricane – GSMArena.com news |publisher=Gsmarena.com |access-date=October 29, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/nexus-best-of-google-now-in-three-sizes.html |title=Official Google Blog: Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes |date=October 29, 2012 |publisher=Googleblog.blogspot.com |access-date=October 30, 2012}} The Staten Island Ferry and East River Ferry services were suspended at least through October 29.{{cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/nycsevereweather/weather_home.shtml |title=NYC Severe Weather |publisher=NYC.gov |access-date=October 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029080904/http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/nycsevereweather/weather_home.shtml |archive-date=October 29, 2012 }} Most bridges and tunnels closed. Major carriers canceled all flights into and out of JFK, LaGuardia and Newark-Liberty airports until it was safe to fly. Broadway theater owners canceled all October 28 evening and October 29 performances. Alternate-side parking and parking meter regulations were suspended on October 29.{{cite web |title=Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday |url=http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=47856 |publisher=Crownheights.info |access-date=October 29, 2012}} Grand Central Terminal, Central Park and Battery Park were closed on October 29. The Holland Tunnel and the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel closed at 2 p.m. EDT on October 29. The Tappan Zee Bridge was closed later on that day.{{cite news |title=Two key New York City tunnels closing; bridges open for now: A crane on the 75th floor of building 1 wtc on oct.29 2:30pm.governor |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-sandy-tunnels-idUSBRE89S0P320121029 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=October 29, 2012 |first=Paul |last=Thomasch |date=October 29, 2012}}{{cite web |title=Mass Transit, Schools Other Agencies Closed Ahead Of Sandy |date=October 29, 2012 |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/10/29/mass-transit-schools-other-agencies-closed-ahead-of-sandy/ |publisher=CBS News New York |access-date=October 29, 2012}}

One of the units at Indian Point nuclear power plant (Unit #3) was shut down around 10:45 p.m. October 29, because of external electrical grid issues according to plant operator Entergy.{{cite news |title=NUCLEAR PLANT SHUTS DOWN UNIT AS STORM HITS COAST |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/extra-inspectors-nuclear-plants-storm-nears |agency=Associated Press |access-date=October 30, 2012}}

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As an extratropical cyclone, Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey on October 29, about {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of New York City. It was a large cyclone, with gale-force winds about {{convert|1,000|mi|km|abbr=on}} in diameter. Sandy's northwest track toward the coast drove a wall of water into southeastern New York from New York Harbor, as well as from the Long Island Sound. Along the coast of Long Island and across the New York metropolitan area, the storm's large size produced record high tides and a significant storm surge, which is the rise in water above the normally expected high tide. The timing of the surge coincided with the normal high tide, as well as a full moon, which added to the increase in water. Kings Point at the western end of the Long Island Sound recorded a storm surge of {{convert|12.65|ft|m|abbr=on}} above normal tide levels. At the Battery on the southern tip of Manhattan, a storm surge of {{convert|9.40|ft|m|abbr=on}} was recorded, corresponding to {{convert|14.06|ft|m|abbr=on}} above the average low tide; this was the highest water level on record, surpassing the previous record set by the December 1992 nor'easter. About 17% of New York City flooded during the storm, equating to {{convert|51|sqmi|sqkm|abbr=on}}. This exceeded the 100-year flood as predicted by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Areas along the ocean suffered from {{convert|12|ft|m|abbr=on}} in addition to the high tides, which eroded more than 3 million yd³ (2.3 million m³ of beaches in New York City. Oceanfront locations with nourished beach, dunes, or bulkheads had less flooding.

Sandy's large circulation produced high winds across southern New York. At Great Gull Island in the Long Island Sound, sustained winds reached {{convert|75|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} while Sandy was still a tropical cyclone. Wind gusts reached {{convert|95|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} at Eatons Neck along the northern coast of Long Island. Hurricane-force gusts occurred throughout the New York metropolitan area and along Long Island.{{cite report|title=Hurricane Sandy - October 29, 2012|publisher=New York, New York National Weather Service Office|url=https://www.weather.gov/okx/HurricaneSandy5Year|access-date=May 12, 2022}} The storm also dropped light rainfall across the state. Precipitation in New York reached {{convert|3.42|in|mm|abbr=on}} in Sherman, in the extreme western portion of the state.{{cite report |author=Gerhardt |author2=Krekeler |author3=Sullivan |date=October 30, 2012 |title=Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy Advisory Number 34 |publisher=Hydrometeorological Prediction Center |access-date=October 30, 2012 |url=http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/tropical_advisories.php?storm=SANDY&adnum=34&dt=2012103009&status=posttrop}}

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Across New York, Sandy killed 48 people directly related to its impacts, including floodwaters and winds. The storm caused 43 deaths in New York City, mostly in Staten Island. There were another five deaths caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, after people used generators inside their homes.{{cite news |url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6220a1.htm |title=Deaths Associated with Hurricane Sandy — October–November 2012 |date=May 24, 2013 |access-date=March 17, 2021 |work=Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |publisher=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention}} Power outages affected nearly 2 million people in New York City, while more than 1 million people lost cellphone service. Statewide, Sandy destroyed about 305,000 homes, mostly related to the high storm surge. In New York City alone, the floodwaters entered the homes of more than 443,000 people and more than 23,400 businesses. About 75,000 people in poor health were affected by the floodwaters, while another 54,000 people in poor health were in areas affected by power outages. On November 26, Cuomo estimated statewide damage and losses at $32 billion. Bloomberg announced earlier in the day that the storm caused $19 billion in losses in New York City, which was included in the estimate Cuomo gave.{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Gormley |title=Cuomo: Sandy Cost NY, NYC $32B in Damage and Loss |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/cuomo-bloomberg-brief-ny-delegation-storm-cost |work=Associated Press |access-date=November 27, 2012 |archive-date=November 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130034155/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/cuomo-bloomberg-brief-ny-delegation-storm-cost |url-status=dead }} The statewide damage was roughly half of the nationwide estimate of $68.7 billion, with much of the remaining damage occurring in neighboring New Jersey.

The Old Orchard Shoal Light in New York Harbor was destroyed by the hurricane.{{cite web |url=http://workingharbor.wordpress.com/2012/11/09/old-orchard-shoal-light-is-no-more/ |title=Old Orchard Shoal Light Is No More |first=Mai |last=Armstrong |work=Working Harbor Committee |date=November 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116003313/http://workingharbor.wordpress.com/2012/11/09/old-orchard-shoal-light-is-no-more/ |archive-date=November 16, 2012 |url-status=dead}}[http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm01442012.pdf USCG 'Local Notice to Mariners" week 44/12, LLNR 35395 states "Structure Destroyed"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119063116/http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm01442012.pdf |date=November 19, 2012 }}

As of the morning of November 1, Con Ed had restored two power networks, but there were still more than 600,000 customers without power throughout the five boroughs. Con Ed predicted most all of Manhattan would be fully restored by November 3.{{cite web |url=http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171644/limited-mass-transit--hov-restrictions-begin-as-sandy-outages-persist |title=Limited Mass Transit, HOV Restrictions Begin As Sandy Outages Persist |publisher=NY1 |access-date=November 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102124944/http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171644/limited-mass-transit--hov-restrictions-begin-as-sandy-outages-persist |archive-date=November 2, 2012 }} By the afternoon of the same day, Con Ed said it expected to "restore the vast majority of customers who lost power by the weekend of November 10 and 11. The remaining customer restorations could take an additional week more."

As of the morning of November 2, more than 1.3 million customers were without power, down from 2.2 million. As of 5:00 a.m. EDT (0900 GMT) on that date Con Edison said about 226,000 customers lacked service in Manhattan, 84,000 in Queens, 35,000 in Brooklyn, 54,000 in Staten Island 31,000 in the Bronx and 140,000 in Westchester. On Long Island, LIPA said it still had about 532,000 customers without power, down from more than 900,000.{{cite web |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/state-state-look-superstorms-effects-1 |title=A STATE-BY-STATE LOOK AT SUPERSTORM'S EFFECTS |publisher=AP |access-date=November 2, 2012 |archive-date=March 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316005425/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/state-state-look-superstorms-effects-1 |url-status=dead }} In the evening of November 2, LIPA said they expected to cut the number of customer outages by 150,000 by November 4.{{cite web |title=LIPA aims to cut number of outages by 150,000 by Sunday |url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/lipa-aims-to-cut-number-of-outages-by-150-000-by-sunday-1.4180377?qr=1 |publisher=Newsday |access-date=November 2, 2012}}

As of 4 a.m. November 3, Con Ed reported about:

• 94,769 customer outages in Manhattan
• 81,372 customer outages in Queens
• 37,504 customer outages in Staten Island
• 31,448 customer outages in Brooklyn
• 26,252 customer outages in the Bronx{{cite web |title=Con Ed Continues To Restore Power After Storm, But Much Work Remains |url=http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171753/con-ed-continues-to-restore-power-after-storm--but-much-work-remains|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130042126/http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171753/con-ed-continues-to-restore-power-after-storm--but-much-work-remains|archive-date=January 30, 2013 |publisher=NY1 |access-date=November 3, 2012}}

During the evening of November 3, Con Ed announced all Manhattan power networks were back online. Approximately 153,000 Con Ed customers were without power as of 8 p.m. November 3:

• 9,211 customer outages in Manhattan
• 74,067 customer outages in Queens
• 27,842 customer outages in Staten Island
• 24,707 customer outages in Brooklyn
• 19,501 customer outages in the Bronx{{cite web |title=as Lines Pop Up Citywide As Relief Efforts Continue |url=http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171753/gas-lines-pop-up-citywide-as-relief-efforts-continue |publisher=NY1 |access-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104192737/http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171753/gas-lines-pop-up-citywide-as-relief-efforts-continue |archive-date=November 4, 2012 }}

As of around noon November 5, Con Ed reported those without electricity were:

• 3,825 customer outages in Manhattan
• 38,397 customer outages in Queens
• 17,465 customer outages in Staten Island
• 22,887 customer outages in Brooklyn
• 8,282 customer outages in the Bronx{{cite web |title=In The Papers 11/5/12 |url=http://www.ny1.com/content/features/in_the_papers/171830/in-the-papers-11-5-12 |publisher=NY |access-date=November 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108053814/http://www.ny1.com/content/features/in_the_papers/171830/in-the-papers-11-5-12 |archive-date=November 8, 2012 }}

{{As of|2013|01}}, there were still 8,200 people without power.{{cite news |title=As Cold Snap Hits, Some Sandy Victims Still Lack Heat |author=Stephen Nessen |url=http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2013/jan/23/cold-snap-hits-some-sandy-victims-still-lack-heat/ |newspaper=WNYC|date=January 23, 2013 |access-date=January 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128062812/http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2013/jan/23/cold-snap-hits-some-sandy-victims-still-lack-heat/ |archive-date=January 28, 2013 }}

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The storm damaged, destroyed, or severely flooded around 100,000 homes on Long Island. {{As of|2012|12|10|df = us}}, more than 2,000 homes were deemed uninhabitable.[http://www.newsday.com/long-island/officials-sandy-destroys-more-than-2-000-li-homes-1.4316744 Officials: Sandy destroys more than 2,000 LI homes Newsday December 10, 2012]

Bloomberg stated on November 3 that 55,000 buildings in the city's Zone A were ordered to evacuate and would be inspected for damage.{{cite web |title=Hurricane Sandy: The road to recovery |url=http://www.amsterdamnews.com/news/local/hurricane-sandy-the-road-to-recovery/article_68ea88a6-2231-11e2-825a-001a4bcf887a.html |publisher=NY Amsterdam News |access-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117071407/http://www.amsterdamnews.com/news/local/hurricane-sandy-the-road-to-recovery/article_68ea88a6-2231-11e2-825a-001a4bcf887a.html |archive-date=January 17, 2013 }}

The MTA incurred about $5 billion in damage from Sandy, which became the worst disaster to affect the transit agency in its 108-year history. There was an additional $2.5 billion in transportation damage in the state. Several subway stations were severely damaged, and eight tunnels were submerged. Train service between Manhattan and Brooklyn was disrupted for several weeks after the storm.

The storm surge inundated portions of the runways and tarmacs at both LaGuardia and JFK airports.

On October 31, NY Waterway ferries between Hudson County, New Jersey, and Manhattan resumed service.

The Staten Island Ferry resumed full service November 2 and Staten Island Railway the next day.

On November 1, fuel ships started arriving in reopened New York Harbor.

On November 2, Governor Cuomo signed an executive order waiving the state's requirements that fuel tankers register and pay a tax before unloading.{{cite news |title=Death toll from Sandy now 96 in U.S. |url=http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/02/sandys-damages-estimated-at-as-much-as-50-billion/ |publisher=CNN |access-date=November 2, 2012 |date=November 2, 2012 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102132836/http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/02/sandys-damages-estimated-at-as-much-as-50-billion/ |url-status=dead }}

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The George Washington Bridge, Throgs Neck Bridge, Verrazano Bridge, and Whitestone Bridge closed at 7 p.m. EDT October 29. All road tunnels into Manhattan, except the Lincoln Tunnel, were flooded and closed, as were subway tunnels under the East River and the PATH subway system.{{cite news |last=Donohue |first=Pete |title=Hurricane Sandy shuts down transportation, nearly every bridge, tunnel and major roadway closed |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/holland-battery-tunnels-close-2-p-m-article-1.1194698 |newspaper=Daily News |date=October 29, 2012 |location=New York}} Limited bus service resumed Tuesday evening, Oct 30. Limited MTA subway service was scheduled to resume on November 1 with two East River tunnels (59th Street and 63rd Street) in operation and shuttle bus service to Manhattan from Brooklyn termini.[http://secondavenuesagas.com/2012/10/31/limited-subway-service-may-return-tomorrow Limited subway service to return to 14 lines tomorrow] The Long Island Rail Road remained closed due to storm damage until November 8, 2012. The LIRR then re-opened with partial service to most of its branches, excluding Long Beach.{{cite web |title=Limited MTA Subway service to resume |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8863734 |publisher=WABC TV |access-date=November 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101231823/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8863734 |archive-date=November 1, 2012 }} Nassau Inter-County Express and Suffolk County Transit suspended and/or greatly limited service for the storm.{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/News12LI/posts/10151157403663551 |title=TRANSIT UPDATE: Suffolk County Transit bus lines to resume regular service Thursday |date=October 31, 2012 |access-date=June 27, 2015 |website=facebook }} In response to the flooding of tunnels and other infrastructure, the United States Army Corps of Engineers sent its National Unwatering Team.{{cite news |url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/10/what-national-unwatering-swat-team-does/58509/ |title=Unwatering SWAT Team |first=John |last=Hudson |journal=The Atlantic Wire |date=October 30, 2012}}

{{As of|2012|10|31|df=us}}, MTA bus service began operating on a regular schedule. The subway system was tested with plans to resume limited service to 14 of the 23 services on November 1. PATH services remained suspended; the Long Island Rail Road resumed limited, hourly service; and Metro-North restored hourly service on its Harlem Line between North White Plains and Grand Central Terminal. All bridges were open. Amtrak provided modified service starting on November 1, and the Port Authority Bus Terminal reopened with no Greyhound Lines service or commuter buses to New Jersey.{{cite web |title=Limited MTA Subway service to resume |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8863734 |publisher=WABC TV New York |access-date=November 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101231823/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8863734 |archive-date=November 1, 2012 }}

On the morning of November 1, the first train, an A train, pulled out of Penn Station three days after tunnels were flooded. Subway service in Lower Manhattan except for the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and to Brooklyn was disconnected. The G train (which is a crosstown route between Queens and Brooklyn), as well as the Rockaway Park Shuttle and the part-time {{NYCS|B}}, {{NYCS|C}}, and {{NYCS|Z}} trains, were also suspended.{{cite web |title=NYC'S SUBWAYS ROLLING AGAIN, WITH LIMITED SERVICE |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/nyc-subway-creaking-back-region-assesses-damage#overlay-context=article/witnesses-fiery-explosion-saudi-capital |publisher=AP |access-date=November 1, 2012 |archive-date=November 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101172656/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/nyc-subway-creaking-back-region-assesses-damage#overlay-context=article/witnesses-fiery-explosion-saudi-capital |url-status=dead }}[http://www.mta.info/sites/default/files/pdf/HurricaneRecoveryMapOct312012.pdf Hurricane Sandy Recovery Service As of November 1] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101174407/http://www.mta.info/sites/default/files/pdf/HurricaneRecoveryMapOct312012.pdf |date=November 1, 2012 }} Governor Cuomo waived fares on MTA trains and buses through November 5.{{cite web |title=NY GOVERNOR: LIMITED NYC TRANSIT SERVICE RESUMING |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/gov-limited-ny-transit-service-resuming#overlay-context=article/police-10-year-old-boy-sorry-he-shot-neo-nazi-dad |publisher=AP |access-date=November 1, 2012 |archive-date=September 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914165648/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/gov-limited-ny-transit-service-resuming#overlay-context=article/police-10-year-old-boy-sorry-he-shot-neo-nazi-dad |url-status=dead }}

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The Holland Tunnel opened to buses only on November 2.{{cite web |title=New York transit, commuter lines turning the corner |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83193.html#ixzz2B1QgUMBo |publisher=Politico |access-date=November 2, 2012}} HOV restrictions on bridges and Lincoln Tunnel ended on that day. By November 3, 80 percent of subway service was restored.{{cite web |title=CUOMO: 80 PERCENT OF NYC SUBWAY SERVICE RESTORED |url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPERSTORM_NYC_SUBWAYS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-11-03-10-47-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029105900/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPERSTORM_NYC_SUBWAYS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-11-03-10-47-18|archive-date=October 29, 2018 |publisher=AP |access-date=November 3, 2012}} On November 6, the Queens Midtown Tunnel reopened one lane for buses heading into and out of Manhattan during rush hour.{{cite web |title=DETAILS: Subway, Bus, Rail Options After Sandy |url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Subway-Service-MTA-Sandy-Scheudle-Damage-Hurricane-Superstorm-176611491.html |work=NBC News |date=October 31, 2012 |access-date=November 6, 2012}} The Holland Tunnel reopened November 7 at 5 a.m. EST.,{{cite web |title=Holland Tunnel reopens Wednesday after Sandy |url=https://abc7ny.com/archive/8875980/ |publisher=WABC TV |access-date=November 7, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107072218/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=resources%2Ftraffic&id=8875980 |archive-date=November 7, 2012 }} while the Queens-Midtown Tunnel reopened on November 9 at 6 a.m. EST.{{cite web |title=Queens-Midtown Tunnel To Reopen Friday, After Being Flooded By Sandy |date=November 8, 2012 |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/08/source-queens-midtown-tunnel-to-reopen-friday-after-being-flooded-by-sandy/ |publisher=CBS News New York |access-date=November 8, 2012}} The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel opened November 12 to limited rush-hour bus service.{{cite web |title=Hugh Carey-Brooklyn Battery Tunnel To Open For Monday's Rush Hour Buses |url=http://www.ny1.com/content/politics/political_news/172131/hugh-carey-brooklyn-battery-tunnel-to-open-for-monday-s-rush-hour-buses|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130085953/http://www.ny1.com/content/politics/political_news/172131/hugh-carey-brooklyn-battery-tunnel-to-open-for-monday-s-rush-hour-buses|archive-date=January 30, 2013 |publisher=NY1 |access-date=November 11, 2012}}

Delta Air Lines canceled all flights out of LaGuardia Airport through October 30 at 8 p.m. EDT.{{cite news |title=Sandy causes virtual shutdown of more than a dozen airports |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2012/10/29/airport-shutdown-list/1665879/ |work=USA Today |access-date=October 29, 2012 |first1=Ben |last1=Mutzabaugh |date=October 29, 2012}} The three major airports serving New York City, JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark, were closed as of 8 p.m. on October 29.{{cite news |title=NYC area airports are still closed |url=http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_21887385/nyc-area-airports-are-still-closed.html |newspaper=The Denver Post |date=October 30, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} More than 8,000 flights were canceled by 4 p.m. EDT for the day of October 30. LaGuardia and Newark had a total of 2,400 canceled flights. As of early morning October 31, nearly 3,000 flights were canceled,{{cite news |title=Superstorm Sandy: nearly 3,000 flights cancelled today |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/9645191/Superstorm-Sandy-nearly-3000-flights-cancelled-today.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=October 31, 2012 |location=London |date=October 31, 2012}} but JFK and Newark airports began handling flights after 7 a.m. LaGuardia Airport reopened November 1 at 7:00 a.m.

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New York's Village Halloween Parade, held annually on October 31, was canceled due to blackout conditions in Greenwich Village. A similar parade in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York was also canceled for that same reason.{{cite web |title=UPDATE: Village Halloween Parade CANCELLED, Park Slope Parade Also Cancelled |date=October 30, 2012 |url=http://gothamist.com/2012/10/30/park_slope_halloween_parade_cancell.php |publisher=Gothamist |access-date=October 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522151609/http://gothamist.com/2012/10/30/park_slope_halloween_parade_cancell.php |archive-date=May 22, 2015 }}

After many complaints that running the New York City Marathon through affected areas would seem insensitive and would put further pressure on police and other service workers who would be better deployed in the recovery efforts, Mayor Bloomberg announced late afternoon November 2 that the race had been canceled. The event was to take place on Sunday, November 4. Marathon officials said that it would not be rescheduled.{{cite web |title=NYC Marathon Won't Be Held Sunday: Officials |date=November 2, 2012 |url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYC-Marathon-Post-Storm-Resources-Mayor-Bloomberg-Defends-Decision-177019721.html |publisher=WNBC TV |access-date=November 2, 2012}}

The opening game at the Barclays Center between the National Basketball Association's Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks originally scheduled to take place on November 1 was rescheduled for November 26.{{cite web |title=Nets-Knicks Barclays Game Rescheduled To Nov. 26 |date=November 2012 |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/01/nets-knicks-barclays-game-rescheduled-to-nov-26/ |publisher=CBS News New York |access-date=November 2, 2012}}

The soccer game between the New York Red Bulls and D.C. United in the 2012 Major League Soccer playoffs, scheduled for November 3, was moved to November 7, due to a power outage at Red Bull Arena in New Jersey.

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The most significant water levels in the state from Sandy occurred in Staten Island. Along the northern tip along the Kill Van Kull, Sandy produced a storm surge of {{convert|9.56|ft|m|abbr=on}} above normal tide levels, which corresponded to water levels {{convert|14.58|ft|m|abbr=on}} above the average low tide. This surpassed the previous record by {{convert|4.57|ft|m|abbr=on}}, set by Irene a year earlier. The highest-observed water line in the state was {{convert|7.9|ft|m|abbr=on}} above ground, measured on a doorframe of a house in Staten Island's Oakwood neighborhood.

Staten Island experienced sustained winds of {{convert|40-60|mph|kph|abbr=on}}, with gusts of up to {{convert|80|mph|kph|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Bascome|first=Erik|date=October 25, 2017 |title=Remembering Hurricane Sandy: 12 facts about the storm |url=https://www.silive.com/news/2017/10/a_look_back_at_super_storm_san.html |access-date=October 18, 2022 |website=silive |language=en}}

At least 21 people died on Staten Island from the storm surge. Floodwaters washed away entire blocks of houses in Midland Beach, New Dorp, and Oakwood Beach.

On October 30, the {{MV|John B. Caddell||2}} tanker was driven ashore at Staten Island.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20137363 |title=Sandy: Storm-hit New York declared major disaster area |publisher=BBC News Online |access-date=October 30, 2012 |date=October 30, 2012}}

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Parts of Lower Manhattan were inundated by floodwaters, possibly as much as {{convert|8|ft|m|abbr=on}} deep, based on water marks measured near the South Street Seaport. At One World Trade Center in the Financial District, water levels were {{convert|4.7|ft|m|abbr=on}} above ground. Floodwaters reached the corner of Canal and Hudson streets. Waters from the East River inundated parts of the East Village.

The floods entered hundreds of buildings across Manhattan. The South Ferry/Whitehall Street station in Battery Park was largely destroyed, after the storm surge submerged the station with {{convert|80|ft|m|abbr=on}} of floodwaters.{{cite news|last1=Donohue |first1=Peter |title=$194 million contract awarded to upgrade South Ferry subway station |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/194-million-contract-awarded-upgrade-south-ferry-station-article-1.2037938 |access-date=February 7, 2015 |work=Daily News |publisher=NYDailyNews.com |date=December 8, 2014}} The station was less than four years old, as the previous station was rebuilt following the September 11 attacks of 2001.{{cite press release |title=MTA Opens New South Ferry Subway Terminal |url=http://www.mta.info/press-release/mta-headquarters/mta-opens-new-south-ferry-subway-terminal |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |date=March 16, 2009 |access-date=June 7, 2009 |archive-date=August 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821135110/http://www.mta.info/press-release/mta-headquarters/mta-opens-new-south-ferry-subway-terminal |url-status=dead }}

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Heavy winds caused a construction crane atop One57 to collapse, causing the area to be evacuated on October 29.{{cite web |title=Crane collapses at One57, as hurricane winds pick up speed |url=http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/10/29/crane-collapses-at-one57-as-hurricane-winds-pick-up-speed/ |work=therealdeal.com |date=October 29, 2012 |access-date=October 29, 2012}} The crane was secured to the building on November 3 and West 57th Street reopened to traffic that evening.{{cite web |title=Work To Secure Collapsed Midtown Crane To Begin Saturday |url=http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171769/work-to-secure-collapsed-midtown-crane-to-begin-saturday |publisher=NY1 |access-date=November 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620154119/http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171769/work-to-secure-collapsed-midtown-crane-to-begin-saturday/ |archive-date=June 20, 2013 }}

Space Shuttle Enterprise, on board the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in the Hudson River, was damaged. The inflatable pavilion containing the shuttle appears to have first deflated and then been torn by the high winds.{{cite web |title=Space Shuttle Enterprise Damaged by Hurricane Sandy |date=October 30, 2012 |url=http://www.space.com/18282-shuttle-enterprise-intrepid-hurricane-damage.html |publisher=space.com |access-date=October 31, 2012}}

Everywhere in Lower Manhattan south of 39th Street lost power.[https://www.nfl.com/news/eli-manning-deals-with-superstorm-sandy-flooding-0ap1000000088170 Eli Manning deals with Superstorm Sandy flooding], NFL.com However, in spite of all the flooding, rainfall in Central Park was only {{convert|0.95|in|mm|abbr=on}}.[https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/how-idas-flash-floods-in-new-york-compare-to-superstorm-sandy How Ida's flash floods in New York compare to Superstorm Sandy], Fox Weather, September 2, 2021

In Brooklyn, the most significant inundation was {{convert|4.5|ft|m|abbr=on}}, with large parts of Red Hook underwater.

Damaged structures included community centers in South Brooklyn. The offices of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, as well as a senior home run by the organization, were affected.[http://www.ny1.com/content/175890/donation-helps-center-damaged-by-sandy-get-back-on-its-feet/ Donation Helps Center Damaged By Sandy Get Back On Its Feet. NY1. Jan 24, 2013.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234513/http://www.ny1.com/content/175890/donation-helps-center-damaged-by-sandy-get-back-on-its-feet/ |date=December 30, 2013 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/breaking-news/holocaust-survivors-affected-sandy-get-aid-germans-and-claims-conference |title=Ain, Stewart. Holocaust Survivors Affected By Sandy Get Aid From Germans And Claims Conference. The Jewish Week. Jan 15, 2013. |access-date=December 30, 2013 |archive-date=December 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231003555/http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/breaking-news/holocaust-survivors-affected-sandy-get-aid-germans-and-claims-conference |url-status=dead }}

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Water levels in Queens reached {{convert|6|ft|m|abbr=on}} deep in Maspeth. Along the Rockaways on the southern coast of Long Island, two stations recorded water levels of {{convert|5.4|ft|m|abbr=on}} deep.

On October 30, over 190 firefighters fought a six alarm fire that destroyed 111 structures and damaged another 20 in Breezy Point, Queens, as a result of the storm. The area had been under evacuation orders, but some residents rode out the storm. One firefighter and two residents were injured. The rescuers were in chest-deep water and had to use a boat to reach survivors. A transformer explosion is suspected to have caused the fire.{{cite news |title=AT LEAST 80 FLOODED HOUSES DESTROYED BY NYC FIRE |url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPERSTORM_NYC_FIRE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-10-30-09-29-46 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=October 30, 2012}} On October 31, Breezy Point residents pledged to rebuild their community.{{cite news |title=Breezy Pointers return & vow to rebuild |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/glory_hallelujah_RL3jXitvvEtWcZMUBnfKSJ |publisher=New York Post |access-date=November 1, 2012 |first=Reuven |last=Fenton}}

On the eastern tip of Long Island, the storm surge reached {{convert|5.89|ft|m|abbr=on}} above normal water levels in Montauk. The entirety of Fire Island was inundated by the floodwaters, with a high-water mark of {{convert|5.6|ft|m|abbr=on}}. Along the island, about 200 homes were washed away or destroyed. Much of the protective dunes along the beach were swept away, and most coastal areas were inundated a few blocks inland. Coastal damage was heaviest in Mastic and Moriches. Around Peconic Bay, water levels were about {{convert|7|to|9|ft}} deep. The high tides breached through Westhampton Island east of Moriches Inlet. Severe beach erosion occurred in Montauk Point State Park. In Riverhead, the flooded Peconic River covered a traffic circle.{{cite web|title=Coastal Flood Event Report|access-date=May 11, 2022|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=421617|publisher=National Climatic Data Center}}

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In Suffolk County and on Fire Island, numerous people – including a dozen firefighters who sought to rescue a Massapequa home's two residents – were rescued by emergency crews via front-end loaders and "high axle" vehicles.{{cite news |access-date=October 31, 2012 |journal=Newsday |url=http://www.newsday.com/news/weather/bellone-fire-island-has-been-devastated-1.4169127?p=752633 |title=Bellone: Fire Island 'has been devastated' |date=October 30, 2012|first1=Candice|last1=Ruud|first2=Ellen|last2=Yan}} One home in West Babylon and another in Lindenhurst were burning continuously, and both had to be knocked down with payloaders.

In Nassau County, the city of Long Beach sustained $150 million in damage.[https://abc7ny.com/amp/superstorm-sandy-long-beach-nassau-county-hurricane/4570374/ LONG BEACH MARKS 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF SUPERSTORM SANDY], ABC7NY, October 28, 2018

In the Throggs Neck neighborhood of the Bronx, water levels reached {{convert|3.4|ft|m|abbr=on}} deep. Despite 49,000 power outages in the borough, no lives were lost, and damage in the borough was reported as less severe then other boroughs.[https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121031/city-island/bronx-fares-better-than-other-areas-but-still-suffers-flooding-outages.amp/ Bronx Fares Better Than Other Areas, but Still Suffers Flooding, Outages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721181714/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121031/city-island/bronx-fares-better-than-other-areas-but-still-suffers-flooding-outages.amp/ |date=July 21, 2024 }}, Block Club Chicago, October 31, 2012

Sandy's large circulation and storm surge inundated parts of the Hudson River valley more than {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}} upstream, in conjunction with light rainfall across the state. In Poughkeepsie, water levels reached {{convert|5.1|ft|m|abbr=on}} deep. Homes and businesses along the river were damaged. A portion of Interstate 787 near Albany was inundated. Wind gusts reached {{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in Stone Ridge. The high winds caused power outage across eastern New York, affecting 63,000 people in Dutchess and Ulster counties. The northeasterly winds also produced high waves along Lake George and Peck Lake, which damaged docks along their southern shores. The high winds caused a fatal traffic accident when a driver in Kerhonkson was struck by flying debris.{{cite web|title=Storm Surge/Tide Event Report|access-date=May 11, 2022|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=416006}} Rainfall was largely {{convert|1-3|in|mm|abbr=on}} in the Catskill Mountains, but only {{convert|0.15|in|mm|abbr=on}} in Albany.{{cite web | url=https://cbs6albany.com/weather/weather-extra/superstorm-sandy-a-look-back-at-the-storm-and-the-local-impacts | title=Superstorm Sandy - A Look Back at the Storm and the Local Impacts | date=October 28, 2022 }}

In western New York, the former hurricane produced gale-force winds, with a gust of {{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} measured at Irondequoit Bay. Rainfall across the region measured {{convert|2|to|5|in|mm|abbr=on}}, which flooded area creeks. The combination of winds and rainfall knocked down trees and power lines, leaving tens of thousands of people without power across Western New York.{{cite web|title=High Wind Event Report|access-date=May 11, 2022|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=417924|publisher=National Climatic Data Center}}

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The cost of damage to the city hospital system, including emergency measures, evacuations, and staff overtime, was estimated around $1 billion. Power outages and storm impacts forced the closure of six hospitals and 26 residential care facilities in the city, which reduced the citywide hospital capacity by 8%. Capacity remained 4% below normal by four weeks after the storm, with the reduced capacity temporarily suspending elective procedures. The Healthcare Evacuation Center coordinated the evacuation of more than 6,400 patients. Ten hospitals remained open despite flooding or power outages, with five of them using emergency generators. The facilities that stayed open repurposed areas to accommodate the influx of patients. For at least four days after Sandy struck, many nursing home workers lived on site.

Ahead of the storm, the New York Downtown Hospital, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, and South Beach Psychiatric Center closed preemptively ahead of the storm. Three other hospitals began evacuations during the storm – New York University Langone Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital Center, and Coney Island Hospital. After the first floor was submerged and communications were cut, Coney Island Hospital staff cared for more than 220 patients using flashlights and battery-powered devices, until it was safe enough to evacuate. About 60 nearby residents fled to the hospital during the peak of the storm.

New York University Langone Medical Center was evacuated October 29 after the backup generators at the hospital failed due to flooding. Over 200 patients were safely transferred to other hospitals.{{cite news |title=Patients Evacuated From City Medical Center After Power Failure |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/nyregion/patients-evacuated-from-nyu-langone-after-power-failure.html?_r=0 |work=The New York Times |access-date=October 30, 2012 |first1=J. David |last1=Goodman |first2=Colin |last2=Moynihan |date=October 30, 2012}} Bellevue Hospital Center (about 500 patients), Coney Island Hospital, and Palisades Medical Center are additional New York City area hospitals which have been either partially or fully evacuated.[https://abcnews.go.com/Health/superstorm-sandy-tests-hospital-preparedness/story?id=17597034 Superstorm Sandy Tests Hospital Preparedness], ABC News, By KATIE MOISSE and SYDNEY LUPKIN, October 30, 2012.{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/york-citys-bellevue-hospital-forced-evacuate-patients-sandy/story?id=17607625 |first=Ashley |last=Jennings |title=New York City's Bellevue Hospital Forced to Evacuate Patients After Sandy |work=ABC News |date=October 31, 2012 |access-date=October 31, 2012}}

The Emergency Medical Services of New York City faced a series of challenges and setbacks during the storm relating to the flooding, closure, and evacuation of hospitals and FDNY-EMS Stations across the city. Downtown Hospital was closed in preparation for the storm, but several hospitals were forced to close during the storm, including Bellevue Hospital, NYU Hospital, Manhattan VA Hospital, Metropolitan Hospital, Coney Island Hospital, and St. Johns Hospital. A fire broke out on the fourth floor of Coney Island Hospital, which proved difficult for Fire and EMS resources access due to flooding, high winds, and downed wires. Four out of five FDNY-EMS Stations in Manhattan were evacuated during the storm as flooding began to surround stations in low-lying areas, including EMS Station 4 (South Street, location of Division 1 Headquarters which was moved to Downtown Brooklyn during the storm), Station 7 (Chelsea), Station 8 (Bellevue), and Station 10 (Spanish Harlem/Metropolitan Hospital). Station 16, located at Harlem Hospital, did not have to evacuate.

On October 29, National Guard troops arrived in Island Park, New York, as anecdotal accounts and earlier reports of a substation explosion were officially denied by a LIPA representative.{{cite news |access-date=August 22, 2013 |url=https://www.liherald.com/stories/Flooding-begins-in-Oceanside-Island-Park-ahead-of-Sandy,44150 |title=National Guard called in to Island Park |date=October 29, 2012 |publisher=Long Island Herald}}

On October 30, a helicopter rescue crew airlifted five adults and a child from the roof of a Staten Island house which was nearly submerged by flooding waters.{{cite news |access-date=October 31, 2012 |url=http://www.wpix.com/news/wpix-mother-baby-airlifted-in-staten-island,0,3387642.story?track=rss |publisher=WPIX 11 News |date=October 31, 2012 |title=Stranded Mother and Baby Airlifted In Rooftop Rescue }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On October 31, National Guard troops and local police were evacuating the last of 700 patients from Bellevue to other hospitals and local shelters.{{cite news |title=Sandy's death toll rises as Northeast begins recover |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/31/superstorm-sandy/1670691/?sf6954310=1 |work=USA Today |access-date=November 1, 2012 |first1=Gary |last1=Strauss |first2=Carolyn |last2=Pesce |date=October 31, 2012}}

On November 6, some of the state's residents that had been evacuated for Sandy were evacuated a second time due to a nor'easter that was expected to bring high winds, rain and possible snow to areas of New York.{{cite web |title=Nor'easter Evacuations for Some New York, New Jersey Residents |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/noreaster-evacuations-york-jersey-residents/story?id=17662588#.UJp2zG_WIm9 |work=ABC News |access-date=November 7, 2012}}

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius declared a public health emergency on October 31 for New York.{{Cite web |url=http://www.phe.gov/newsroom/Pages/situpdates.aspx |title=Hurricane Sandy - Public Health Situation Updates - PHE |website=www.phe.gov |access-date=October 27, 2016 |archive-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028084416/http://www.phe.gov/newsroom/Pages/situpdates.aspx |url-status=dead }} In response, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sent 30 teams of workers into damaged areas of the New York region.

During a news conference on November 1, Mayor Bloomberg announced that most parks would reopen on November 3; that Coney Island, the Rockaways, and parts of Staten Island would get temporary centers for the distribution of meals and bottles of water at a time; that AT&T would bring cellphone-charging and cell service-enabled pods to certain areas of New York City; and that 400 members of the National Guard were to go door-to-door to deliver meals and supplies to elderly and home-bound residents.{{cite web |title=BLOOMBERG: NYC Distribution Centers Will Provide 'One Stop Shopping' |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/bloomberg-east-river-bridges-are-only-open-to-cars-with-3-or-more-people-2012-11 |publisher=Business Insider |access-date=November 1, 2012}} A relief fund was created for residents of Staten Island. Time Warner Cable donated $500,000 to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, and $50,000 each to the Red Cross of Northeastern New York and the Red Cross of Northern New Jersey. They also sent out vehicles with mobile charging stations and free WiFi access points, as well as opened all its WiFi spots in the city.{{cite web |title=TWC Donates $600K To Relief Efforts, Rolls Out Charging Stations |url=http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171707/twc-donates--600k-to-relief-efforts--rolls-out-charging-stations |publisher=NY1 |access-date=November 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112034826/http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/171707/twc-donates--600k-to-relief-efforts--rolls-out-charging-stations |archive-date=November 12, 2012 }}

United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano toured Staten Island on November 2.{{cite news |title=Storm Aftermath: Live Updates |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/10/28/nyregion/hurricane-sandy.html?smid=tw-nytimes#sha=c5d4b7366 |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 2, 2012 |date=October 28, 2012}} On that same day, the state of New York created a $100 million fund to help people hit hardest.{{cite web |title=A STATE-BY-STATE LOOK AT SUPERSTORM'S EFFECTS |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/state-state-look-superstorms-effects-1 |publisher=AP |access-date=November 3, 2012 |archive-date=March 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316005425/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/state-state-look-superstorms-effects-1 |url-status=dead }}

On November 3, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum was being pumped free of floodwater and reopened on the 6th.{{cite news |title=Floodwater pumped from New York's Ground Zero |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-sandy-worldtradecenter-idUSBRE8A20CY20121103 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=November 3, 2012 |date=November 3, 2012}} Five emergency mobile gas stations were deployed by the military on the same day, offering 10 free gallons per person.{{cite news |title=Free Gas Draws Crowds In New York City; Gas Rationing Starts In New Jersey |url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/03/164234992/gas-rationing-ordered-in-new-jersey |newspaper=NPR |date=November 3, 2012 |access-date=November 5, 2012|last1=Bryan |first1=Wright |last2=Mullis |first2=Steve }}

Thousands of runners who came to the city to run the New York City Marathon met in Central Park on November 4; due to the marathon's being called off, many went to Staten Island to help storm victims.{{cite web |title=A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects |url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-11-05/a-state-by-state-look-at-superstorms-effects |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119015213/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-11-05/a-state-by-state-look-at-superstorms-effects |archive-date=January 19, 2013 |publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |access-date=November 5, 2012}}

On November 5, meteorologists began tracking a coastal nor'easter, that threatened cleanup and recovery efforts in the state on November 7 and 8.{{cite web |title=NOR'EASTER THREATENS WEATHER-WEARY NJ, NY |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/noreaster-threatens-weather-weary-nj-ny#overlay-context=article/danger-increases-still-water-calls |publisher=AP |access-date=November 5, 2012 |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105153911/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/noreaster-threatens-weather-weary-nj-ny#overlay-context=article/danger-increases-still-water-calls |url-status=dead }} NYU Langone Medical Center, evacuated during the storm, began reopening on the same day,{{cite news |title=NYU hospital to begin reopening on Monday |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/nyu_hospital_to_begin_reopening_5vbCqjH3IMCrBwD3Hpyb9K |publisher=New York Post |access-date=November 3, 2012}} and about 750 workers resumed construction on Ground Zero.{{cite news |title=Construction resumes at World Trade Center site |url=http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/05/construction-resumes-at-world-trade-center-site/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106134607/http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/05/construction-resumes-at-world-trade-center-site/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |publisher=CNN |access-date=November 5, 2012 |date=November 5, 2012}} Governor Cuomo signed an executive order saying that displaced New Yorkers could vote in the 2012 United States elections at any polling place in the state.{{cite web |title=Poll site changes in New York, New Jersey after Sandy |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/politics&id=8872913 |publisher=WABC TV |access-date=November 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106041218/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news%2Fpolitics&id=8872913 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 }}

On November 7, Governor Cuomo fired Steven Kuhr, the head of the New York Office of Emergency Management, after Cuomo discovered that Kuhr had sent Suffolk County workers to clear a tree in his Long Island driveway as other victims needed help.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/nyregion/cuomo-fires-new-yorks-emergency-management-chief.html?mcubz=0 |title=Cuomo Fires Emergency Office Chief for Misusing Workers in Hurricane |author=Danny Hakim |date=November 7, 2012 |access-date=August 25, 2017 |work=The New York Times}}{{cite web |title=New York Emergency Boss Fired Over Sandy Flap |url=http://www.firehouse.com/news/10826545/new-york-emergency-boss-fired-over-sandy-flap |publisher=Firehouse.com |access-date=November 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112004441/http://www.firehouse.com/news/10826545/new-york-emergency-boss-fired-over-sandy-flap |archive-date=November 12, 2012 }} A day later, Cuomo said that the estimated storm damage in New York state was $33 billion. New York City and the counties of Nassau and Suffolk imposed "odd-even" gasoline rationing, as New Jersey had, to ease congestion and frustration at filling stations. The system began on November 9 in the wake of a shortage.{{cite web |title=New York City, Long Island to impose gas rationing |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8878850 |publisher=WABC TV |access-date=November 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110193856/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8878850 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 }} Cuomo also temporarily waived certain taxes and pollution restrictions on fuel deliveries.[http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/11032012gasshortageupdate Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on Progress to Address Gas Shortage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320232635/http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/11032012gasshortageupdate |date=March 20, 2014 }} governor.ny.gov

The South Ferry/Whitehall Street station, largely destroyed by the storm, was reopened on June 27, 2017, four years and eight months after Hurricane Sandy. The redesign included floodproofing, such as retractable floodgates. In the interim, service was rerouted to Rector Street.{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2015/10/29/sandy-ravaged-subway-station-to-be-closed-for-nearly-a-year/ |title=Sandy-ravaged subway entrance to be closed 9 months |last=Furfaro |first=Danielle |date=October 29, 2016 |website=New York Post |access-date=October 31, 2015}}{{Cite web |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/old-subway-station-will-temporarily-replace-new-station-damaged-by-sandy/ |title=Storm Damage Prompts Return of Old Subway Stop |last=Flegenheimer |first=Matt |date=March 8, 2013 |website=The New York Times|access-date=July 23, 2016}}

New York City schools remained closed through Friday, November 2 with classes resuming Monday for most students; but as many as 40,000 stayed home until November 7. Fifty-seven schools were still flooded as of that date.{{cite news |title=40,000 kids at storm-damaged schools won't attend classes Monday |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/kids_at_storm_damaged_schools_won_0pCoS92eiUea6ABI0tKt2H |publisher=New York Post |access-date=November 3, 2012 |first=Yoav |last=Gonen}} Many colleges and universities and K-12 schools in the tri-state area also canceled classes.{{cite news |journal=DNA Info |title=Schools Closed for Classes Monday, Many Offer Emergency Shelter |date=October 28, 2012 |url=http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121028/new-york-city/schools-closed-monday-as-hurricane-sandy-looms#ixzz2B4EOru3y |author=Jill Colvin |author2=Michael P. Ventura |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101100052/http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121028/new-york-city/schools-closed-monday-as-hurricane-sandy-looms#ixzz2B4EOru3y |archive-date=November 1, 2012 }}{{cite news |title=Hurricane Sandy Long Island School Closings (Tuesday) |first=Jaclyn |last=Gallucci |date=October 29, 2012 |url=http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/10/29/hurricane-sandy-long-island-school-closings-tuesday/ |journal=Long Island Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102190628/http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/10/29/hurricane-sandy-long-island-school-closings-tuesday/ |archive-date=November 2, 2012 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/weather/school-closings/ |journal=NBC New York |title=Weather: School Closings |access-date=November 2, 2012}}

The Statue of Liberty was closed October 29, a day after its grand reopening from a year-long renovation project. Both the statue and Ellis Island remained closed through 2012;{{cite web |title=Statue Of Liberty, Ellis Island Will Not Reopen To Visitors In 2012 |date=November 21, 2012 |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/21/statue-of-liberty-ellis-island-will-not-reopen-to-visitors-in-2012/ |publisher=CBS News New York |access-date=November 21, 2012}} the statue reopened July 4, 2013,Long, Colleen (July 4, 2013). [https://news.yahoo.com/statue-liberty-reopens-us-marks-july-fourth-154837229.html "Statue of Liberty reopens as US marks July Fourth"]. Yahoo.com. Retrieved July 4, 2013. while Ellis Island remained closed until 2014.Hajela, Deepti (March 24, 2013). [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/25/ellis-island-museum-reopen-2013_n_2948013.html "Ellis Island Museum Unlikely To Reopen In 2013 After Severe Superstorm Sandy Damage"]. Huffington Post. Retrieved April 25, 2013.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation closed all state parks on Long Island until further notice, due to downed trees, dangling branches, beach erosion, and damaged boardwalks.{{cite web |title=State Parks Closed Across Long Island |url=http://northport.patch.com/articles/state-parks-closed-across-long-island |publisher=Northport Patch |access-date=November 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131051346/http://northport.patch.com/articles/state-parks-closed-across-long-island |archive-date=January 31, 2013 }}

On November 1, CBS News reported the 76 shelters opened initially were being consolidated down to 15.{{cite web |title=Con Ed Says 'Vast Majority' Will Have Power Restored By Next Weekend, Nov. 10–11 |date=November 2012 |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/01/con-ed-says-vast-majority-will-have-power-restored-by-next-weekend-nov-10-11/ |publisher=CBS News New York |access-date=November 1, 2012}}

On November 6, Bloomberg announced the closing of parks, playgrounds and beaches again for 24 hours starting at noon November 7, as the nor'easter neared.{{cite web |title=New York City closing parks, playgrounds, beaches again for 24 hours starting noon tomorrow as nor'easter approaches |url=http://www.breakingnews.com/item/ahZzfmJyZWFraW5nbmV3cy13d3ctaHJkcg0LEgRTZWVkGOONpgsM/2012/11/06/new-york-city-closing-parks-playgrounds-beaches-again-for-24-hours-st |publisher=breakingnews.com |access-date=November 6, 2012}} Also on November 6, John Jay High School in Brooklyn, being used as a shelter for Sandy victims, was shut down after about a dozen storm refugees came down with a stomach virus. Bloomberg said the school would be closed November 7 instead of opening for classes as scheduled, so it could be cleaned and then reopened.{{cite web |title=Virus Breaks Out at NYC School Being Used as Storm Shelter |url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sandy-Shelter-Virus-John-Jay-School-Brooklyn-177517521.html |publisher=WNBC TV |access-date=November 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119070259/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sandy-Shelter-Virus-John-Jay-School-Brooklyn-177517521.html |archive-date=January 19, 2013 }}

Looters and burglars were arrested in Coney Island, the Rockaways, and other parts of New York City and Long Island which had been evacuated or damaged by the storm.{{cite news |title=Sandy looting fears plague New York as nor'easter looms |date=November 6, 2012 |agency=Associated Press |url=http://newyork.newsday.com/news/new-york/sandy-looting-fears-plague-new-york-as-nor-easter-looms-1.4193609 |access-date=November 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110130405/http://newyork.newsday.com/news/new-york/sandy-looting-fears-plague-new-york-as-nor-easter-looms-1.4193609 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 }} Some posed as Con Ed workers to fool their victims;{{cite news |title=Looters 'swipe' up the mess in chaos zones |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/looters_swipe_up_the_mess_in_chaos_D9SbBRGiVvEVZzEI4AIxaN |publisher=New York Post |access-date=October 31, 2012 |first=Rebecca |last=Harshbarger}} some other, would-be-looters posed as rescue workers.{{cite news |title=Nor'easter snow falls atop Sandy destruction; new power outages reported |url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/07/14987947-noreaster-snow-falls-atop-sandy-destruction-new-power-outages-reported?lite& |author=Michael Llanos |date=November 7, 2012 |journal=NBC News}} On November 2, it was reported that "on Long Island, looting has become such a problem on the south shore in the wake of superstorm Sandy that state police are on patrol."{{cite news |date=November 2, 2012 |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/02/looting-becomes-problem-on-long-islands-south-shore-lipa-under-half-a-million-outages/ |title=Looting Becomes Problem on Long Island's South Shore}} In addition to the looting of homes and stores, armed robberies, criminal siphoning of gasoline out of vehicle gas tanks, and thefts of generators were reported. Some New Yorkers ignored advice to evacuate in advance of the nor'easter of November 7, in favor of protecting their property.{{cite news |journal=Newsday |title=South Shore Residents Complain of Looting |date=November 6, 2012 |author=Tania Lopez |url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/south-shore-residents-complain-of-looting-1.4194366}} Thefts were averted by residents, some armed, who surprised those who had broken into their homes; by the National Guard; and by neighborhood watch groups.{{cite news |title=Looters threaten homes devastated by Sandy |date=November 6, 2012 |url=http://www.news12.com/articleDetail.jsp?regionId=1®ion_name=LI&articleId=339854&position=1&news_type=news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023000255/https://www.news12.com/articleDetail.jsp?regionId=1®ion_name=LI&articleId=339854&position=1&news_type=news |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |website=News12.com}}{{cite news |title=Sandy looting fears plague New York as nor'easter looms |journal=Newsday |url=http://newyork.newsday.com/news/new-york/sandy-looting-fears-plague-new-york-as-nor-easter-looms-1.4193609 |date=November 6, 2012 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=November 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110130405/http://newyork.newsday.com/news/new-york/sandy-looting-fears-plague-new-york-as-nor-easter-looms-1.4193609 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 }}

On November 1, a St. Albans motorist was arrested on charges of menacing and criminal possession of a weapon after he tried to cut in line at a Mobil station on the corner of Astoria Boulevard and 43rd Street in Queens and pointed a pistol at another motorist who complained.{{cite news |title=NYC man accused of pulling a gun in gas line: The fight for fuel after Superstorm Sandy is starting to get nasty |newspaper=USA Today |date=November 2, 2012 |agency=AP |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/11/02/nyc-man-accused-of-pulling-gun-in-gas-line/1676745/}}{{cite news |title=Man pulls gun in gas line, state troopers deployed at stations as tensions boil in Sandy's wake |author=Greg Wilson |date=November 2, 2012 |website=FoxNews.com |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/man-pulls-gun-in-gas-line-state-troopers-deployed-at-stations-as-tensions-boil-in-sandys-wake/}}{{cite news |url=http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121101/hells-kitchen-clinton/hundreds-of-cars-line-up-for-fuel#ixzz2B4AE2GHt |title=Man Pulls Gun at Queens Gas Station as Cars Line Up for Scarce Fuel |newspaper=DNAinfo |date=November 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102123950/http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121101/hells-kitchen-clinton/hundreds-of-cars-line-up-for-fuel#ixzz2B4AE2GHt |archive-date=November 2, 2012 }} Also, in Brooklyn, people argued at a Getty gas station. It was further reported that gasoline, in heavy demand for both vehicles and home generators, had become scarce and frustration with fuel supplies topped "the list of issues causing tensions to boil over in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, the states hardest hit by power outages in the wake of superstorm Sandy." As of November 6, police reported 41 arrests in New York City stemming from fights at gas lines. This excluded the arrest of one teenager in East Setauket, who pulled a knife on a BP employee when told they were out of high-octane gas.{{cite news |publisher=New York Post |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/new_week_of_gaso_lean_times_DydQgIANdLCmrjqpzv7elM |title=New Week of Gaso-Lean Times |author=Lorena Mongelli |date=November 6, 2012}}

In the five days since Sandy first hit New York City, the NYPD reported a slight decline in the number of major felonies compared to the same period during the previous year. There was a 30% drop in robberies and felony assaults, as well as a single homicide compared to 7 homicides in 2011. Reported burglaries, however, had a small uptick from 267 in 2011 to 271 in Sandy's wake.{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/burglaries-surge-hurricane-sandy-article-1.1196245 |title=Hurricane Sandy drives down major crimes in New York City - but burglaries surge |author=Rocco Parascandola and Shayna Jacobs |work=New York Daily News |date=November 3, 2012 |access-date=July 26, 2018}}

The hurricane damaged many homes beyond habitability. Governor Cuomo worked closely with President Barack Obama and with Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, which was even more hard-hit, to come to their aid. Cuomo allowed New York voters, via a specific provision aimed at accommodating those displaced, to cast provisional ballots for the 2012 election anywhere in New York state.{{Cite web |url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-executive-order-facilitate-voting-new-yorkers-who-were-affected-hurricane |title=Governor Cuomo Signs Executive Order to Facilitate Voting for New Yorkers Who Were Affected by Hurricane Sandy |date=September 28, 2014 |work=Governor Andrew M. Cuomo |access-date=October 27, 2016 |archive-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028084235/https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-executive-order-facilitate-voting-new-yorkers-who-were-affected-hurricane |url-status=dead }} He also appointed a commission to examine the responses of New York utilities to damage caused by the storm, and to help lower the energy costs of residents affected by the damage. The Cuomo administration used $140 million of the funds originally allocated to this commission in order to pay for the broadcast of national TV ads encouraging businesses to return to New York after the disaster.{{cite news |title=New york states ads to attract business also draw complaints |first=Danny |last=Hakim |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/04/nyregion/new-york-states-ads-to-attract-business-also-draw-complaints.html |date=May 3, 2013 |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 4, 2014}}{{cite web |title=Andrew Cuomo Launches Ad Campaign to Lure Businesses to N.Y. |website=National Review |url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/347489/andrew-cuomo-launches-ad-campaign-lure-businesses-ny |date=May 6, 2013 |access-date=July 4, 2014}} Many have been critical of the effort, including former New York governor Eliot Spitzer, who called the ads "fluff" and "a waste of taxpayer money".

Governor Christie, a Republican, was criticized by fellow Republicans for his public praise of President Obama, a Democrat, during and after his post-Sandy visit to New Jersey. Although Christie endorsed Republican candidate Mitt Romney in the 2012 United States presidential election, critics complained that Christie's relationship with Obama following Sandy hurt Romney at the polls.{{cite news |last1=Tures |first1=John A. |title=Blowing It: A Brief History of Hurricane Politics |url=http://observer.com/2016/10/blowing-it-a-brief-history-of-hurricane-politics/ |access-date=April 30, 2018 |work=The New York Observer |date=October 7, 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Murdock |first1=Deroy |title=The Night Chris Christie Killed the Romney Campaign |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2016/02/chris-christie-barack-obama-2012-hurricane-sandy/ |access-date=April 30, 2018 |work=National Review |date=February 4, 2016}}{{cite magazine |last1=Reilly |first1=Katie |title=6 Ways Chris Christie Has Talked About His Obama 'Hug' |url=https://time.com/4208219/chris-christie-barack-obama-hurricane-sandy-hug/ |access-date=May 1, 2018 |magazine=Time |date=February 4, 2016 |language=en}} Several years later, during Christie's own campaign for president, Republican opponents continued to raise the issue of his post-Sandy relationship with Obama.{{cite news |last1=Sherfinski |first1=David |title=Donald Trump eviscerates Chris Christie for being 'a little boy' during Obama visit |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/dec/29/donald-trump-eviscerates-chris-christie-being-litt/ |access-date=April 30, 2018 |work=The Washington Times |date=December 29, 2015}} The incident was at least partly responsible for Christie's failure to win the Republican nomination for president.{{cite news |last1=Symons |first1=Michael |title=What went wrong for Chris Christie's presidential campaign? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/02/10/chris-christie-presidential-campaign/80195170/ |access-date=May 1, 2018 |work=USA Today |date=February 10, 2016 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=LoBianco |first1=Tom |last2=Preston |first2=Mark |title=Chris Christie suspends campaign |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/10/politics/chris-christie-2016-election/index.html |access-date=April 30, 2018 |publisher=CNN |date=February 10, 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Burns |first1=Alexander |last2=Haberman |first2=Maggie |title=Chris Christie Drops Out of Presidential Race After New Hampshire Flop |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/us/politics/chris-christie.html |access-date=April 30, 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=February 10, 2016}}

Various flood barriers within the New York City area have been proposed in order to prevent another flood surge from being as destructive as Hurricane Sandy's. One proposed barrier, the New York Harbor Storm-Surge Barrier would be located offshore and consist of multiple systems of barriers at the mouths of major waterways.{{cite web |title=Making a Pitch, Again, for Barriers to Block Storm Surges |website=The New York Times |date=October 10, 2017 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/nyregion/hurricane-sandy-storm-surge-offshore-barriers.html | access-date=May 6, 2019}} Another plan calls for a "Big U", a system of flood barriers around the southern third of Manhattan.{{cite web |url=http://www.rebuildbydesign.org/project/big-team-final-proposal/ |title=Rebuild by Design – BIG U |publisher=Rebuildbydesign.org |access-date=June 11, 2014 |archive-date=July 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701061047/http://www.rebuildbydesign.org/project/big-team-final-proposal/ |url-status=dead }}

In March 2019, mayor Bill de Blasio announced a Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency Plan, which would construct flood barriers around Lower Manhattan and possibly extend the shoreline at a cost of $10 billion.{{cite web |last=Brody |first=Leslie |title=New York City Plans Expansion of Lower Manhattan Shoreline to Prevent Flooding |website=WSJ |date=March 14, 2019 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-plans-expansion-of-lower-manhattan-shoreline-to-prevent-flooding-11552600839 | access-date=May 6, 2019}}{{cite web |last=Glassman |first=Carl |title=Shoreline Expansion in City's Proposal for Lower Manhattan Flood Resiliency |website=Tribeca Trib Online |date=March 15, 2019 |url=http://tribecatrib.com/content/shoreline-expansion-citys-proposal-lower-manhattan-flood-resiliency | access-date=May 6, 2019}} At the time, four of the project's phases had funding and were set to start construction between 2020 and 2021.{{cite web |title=Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency |website=NYCEDC |date=April 8, 2019 |url=https://www.nycedc.com/project/lower-manhattan-coastal-resiliency | access-date=May 6, 2019}}

• 1821 Norfolk and Long Island Hurricane - a powerful hurricane in 1821 that moved up the East Coast of the United States
• Effects of Hurricane Ida in the Northeastern United States - a costly tropical cyclone in 2021 that caused flooding across the New York City area

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• [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2012/SANDY.shtml National Hurricane Center advisories]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20121103041729/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/hurricane-recovery-and-volunteer-resources/ Hurricane Recovery and Volunteer Resources], The New York Times
• [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/11/17/nyregion/hurricane-sandy-map.html?ref=nyregion Mapping Hurricane Sandy's Deadly Toll – Interactive Feature – NYTimes.com]
• [http://visual.ly/nyc-sandy-evacuation-zones NYC Sandy Evacuation Zones | Visual.ly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519025344/http://visual.ly/nyc-sandy-evacuation-zones |date=May 19, 2017 }}

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