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)