Hurricane Sandy Leaves Path of Destruction in Queens

Carolyn Jordan stands in her house in the Breezy Point section of Queens, which was devastated during Hurricane Sandy.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

The home of Tom Tully in Breezy Point, Queens, which was totaled by Hurricane Sandy.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

111 homes were burned to the ground and 20 more were damaged when a six-alarm fire broke out in Breezy Point, Queens during the height of Hurricane Sandy.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

A tattered American flag in Breezy Point, Queens two days after Hurricane Sandy wrecked havoc on the neighborhood.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

111 homes were burned to the ground and 20 more were damaged when a six-alarm fire broke out in Breezy Point, Queens during the height of Hurricane Sandy. 

111 homes were burned to the ground and 20 more were damaged when a six-alarm fire broke out in Breezy Point, Queens during the height of Hurricane Sandy.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

111 homes were burned to the ground and 20 more were damaged when a six-alarm fire broke out in Breezy Point, Queens during the height of Hurricane Sandy.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

The Duffy assesses the remains of their home after a fire destroyed 111 houses in Breezy Point, Queens during Hurricane Sandy.   (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

These boots were part of the debris scattered in Breezy Point, Queens during Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

A submerged playground in Breezy Point, Queens following Hurricane Sandy.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

Residents from Breezy Point, Queens took photos of their damaged homes in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

A statue of the Virgin Mary was one of the few standing objects after a six-alarm fire ravaged 111 homes in Breezy Point, Queens during Hurricane Sandy.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

Belonging spill out of the basement of Tom Tully, of Breezy Point, Queens, whose home was destroyed in Hurricane Sandy.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

The side of Tom Tully's home in Breezy Point, Queens following Hurricane Sandy.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

Homes damages by Hurricane Sandy.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

Tom Tully surveys the damage to his home following Hurricane Sandy.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

Benches that remained unharmed in Breezy Point, Queens.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

Cars destroyed during Hurricane Sandy in Breezy Point, Queens.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

The Duffy family goes through the debris of their home in Breezy Point, Queens after Hurricane Sandy.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

(Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

(Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

(Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

(Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

(Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

(Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

(Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

(Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

(Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

(Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

(Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)

The Duffy family goes through the remains of their home following Hurricane Sandy.  (Photo: Erin Lynn Welsh)