People walk near the remains of burned homes after Hurricane Sandy on October 31, 2012 in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Over 50 homes were reportedly destroyed in a fire during the storm. At least 50 people were reportedly killed in the U.S. by Sandy. New York City was hit especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Mario Tama, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  People walk near the remains of burned homes after Hurricane Sandy...  Old buried car parts on the beach are unearthed by Hurricane Sandy, on October 31, 2012 in Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Earlier in the week Hurricane Sandy made landfall on New Jersey coastline bringing damaging winds and record floodwaters. Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Old buried car parts on the beach are unearthed by Hurricane...  President Barack Obama (right) is greeted by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie upon arriving in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on October 31, 2012 to visit areas hardest hit by the unprecedented cyclone Sandy. Americans sifted through the wreckage of superstorm Sandy on Wednesday as millions remained without power. The storm carved a trail of devastation across New York City and New Jersey, killing dozens of people in several states. Photo: JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images / 2012 AFP  President Barack Obama (right) is greeted by New Jersey Governor...  An NJ Transit worker clears debris from tracks as clean up operations proceed on October 31, 2012 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Known as the Mile Square City, the low-lying neighborhoods suffered deep flooding resulting from the storm surge associated with Hurricane Sandy. Photo: Jeff Zelevansky, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  An NJ Transit worker clears debris from tracks as clean up...  A firefighter stands among the remains of homes burned down in the Rockaway neighborhood during Hurricane Sandy on October 31, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. With the death toll currently at 55 and millions of homes and businesses without power, the US east coast is attempting to recover from the affects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by Hurricane Sandy. JFK airport in New York and Newark airport in New Jersey expect to resume flights on Wednesday morning and the New York Stock Exchange commenced trading after being closed for two days. Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A firefighter stands among the remains of homes burned down in the...  People walk by a destroyed section of the Rockaway boardwalk in the heavily damaged Rockaway section of Queens after the historic boardwalk was washed away during Hurricane Sandy on October 31, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. With the death toll currently at 55 and millions of homes and businesses without power, the US east coast is attempting to recover from the affects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by Hurricane Sandy. JFK airport in New York and Newark airport in New Jersey expect to resume flights on Wednesday morning and the New York Stock Exchange commenced trading after being closed for two days. Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  People walk by a destroyed section of the Rockaway boardwalk in the...  Damage is viewed in the Rockaway neighborhood where the historic boardwalk was washed away during Hurricane Sandy on October 31, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. With the death toll currently at 55 and millions of homes and businesses without power, the US east coast is attempting to recover from the affects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by Hurricane Sandy. JFK airport in New York and Newark airport in New Jersey expect to resume flights on Wednesday morning and the New York Stock Exchange commenced trading after being closed for two days. Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Damage is viewed in the Rockaway neighborhood where the historic...  A man looks up towards the New York Stock Exchange as he returns to work on Wall Street on October 31, 2012 as New Yorkers cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The storm left large parts of ew York City without power and transportation. The John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty airports, both of which serve New York City, are reopening Wednesday morning after being closed for days by Hurricane Sandy, the local port authority said. Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY, AFP/Getty Images / 2012 AFP  A man looks up towards the New York Stock Exchange as he returns...  With limited functioning transportation options people wait for ferry tickets October 31, 2012 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy which made landfall along the New Jersey shore, has left parts of the state and the surrounding area flooded and without power. Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty Images / 2012 AFP  With limited functioning transportation options people wait for...  What remains of the boardwalk sits on the beach on October 30, 2012 in Belmar, New Jersey. Most of the 1.2-mile boardwalk in Belmar was completely wiped out, the north half of the boardwalk was blown and washed away, and the southern half was completed annihilated. Photo: Michael Loccisano, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  What remains of the boardwalk sits on the beach on October 30, 2012...  A Virgin Mary is all that remains from a home which was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. At least a few dozen people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was hit especially hard with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A Virgin Mary is all that remains from a home which was destroyed...  Repair crew members of Delmarva Power replace a power pole which was damage during Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, Maryland. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Alex Wong, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Repair crew members of Delmarva Power replace a power pole which...  A photographer shoots waves generated from the remnants Hurricane Sandy as they crash into the shoreline of Lake Michigan on October 30, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Waves up to 25 feet high generated by winds up to 50 miles-per-hour were expected on the lake. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City, with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Scott Olson, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A photographer shoots waves generated from the remnants Hurricane...  Passengers at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport remain stranded on October 31, 2012 even as the airport resumes some service after being closed due to Hurricane Sandy. Kennedy and Newark Liberty airports, both of which serve New York City, reopened Wednesday morning after being closed for days by Hurricane Sandy, the local port authority said. Two New York airports and Wall Street reopened, but the crippled subway system, traffic-clogged roads and large areas still without power pose a daunting hurdle before the Big Apple can declare itself back to normal. Photo: Mehdi Taamallah, AFP/Getty Images / SF  Passengers at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport...  A woman cries on the shoulder of an emergency responder after being evacuated due to flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy, on October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding accross much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A woman cries on the shoulder of an emergency responder after...  An emergency responder helps evacuate two people with a boat, after their neighborhood experienced flooding due to Hurricane Sandy, on October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding accross much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  An emergency responder helps evacuate two people with a boat,...  Residents walk on a street covered in beach sand due to flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Mike Stobe, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Residents walk on a street covered in beach sand due to flooding...  New Jersey Natural Gas technician Carlos Rojas looks for leaking gas mains damaged by Hurricane Sandy, on October 31, 2012 in Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Earlier in the week Hurricane Sandy made landfall on New Jersey coastline bringing damaging winds and record floodwaters. Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images / SF  New Jersey Natural Gas technician Carlos Rojas looks for leaking...  A man hands a dog to first responders while being evacuated due to flood waters caused by Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York City. The storm has claimed at least 40 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding accross much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A man hands a dog to first responders while being evacuated due to...  A man pushes a woman and a dog in a boat a boat after their neighborhood experienced flooding due to Hurricane Sandy, on October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding accross much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A man pushes a woman and a dog in a boat a boat after their...  The heavy surf breaks against the boardwalk on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 40 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Mike Stobe, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  The heavy surf breaks against the boardwalk on October 30, 2012 in...  The letters D and G lie on the boardwalk after falling from a fudge shop sign, on October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy made landfall last night on the New Jersey coastline bringing heavy winds and record floodwaters. Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  The letters D and G lie on the boardwalk after falling from a fudge...  A destroyed vehicle sits near burnt homes and businesses after Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Rockaway section of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. At least 40 people were reportedly killed in the U.S. by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was hit especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A destroyed vehicle sits near burnt homes and businesses after...  President Barack Obama(center) takes part in a meeting at FEMA headquarters (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) on October 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama will be visiting New Jersey to visit areas hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. From left are: Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. Photo: MANDEL NGAN, AFP/Getty Images / 2012 AFP  President Barack Obama(center) takes part in a meeting at FEMA...  Flood water runs down West Broadway engulfing parked cars during Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Mike Stobe, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Flood water runs down West Broadway engulfing parked cars during...  A damaged wooden fence lies at the beach after Hurricane Sandy hit the region October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, Maryland. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Alex Wong, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A damaged wooden fence lies at the beach after Hurricane Sandy...  A man shops for groceries by flashlight at an East Village grocery store in New York on October 30, 2012 as New Yorkers cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The storm left large parts of New York without power and transportation. Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY, AFP/Getty Images / 2012 AFP  A man shops for groceries by flashlight at an East Village grocery...  People look at homes and businesses destroyed during Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York City. At least 40 people were reportedly killed in the U.S. by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was hit especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  People look at homes and businesses destroyed during Hurricane...  Alexa Upperman, daughter of the manager of The Dough Roller, helps to clean up what was left after a flood by Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2013 in Ocean City, Maryland. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the East Coast including New York City, that saw wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Alex Wong, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Alexa Upperman, daughter of the manager of The Dough Roller,...  Emergency vehicle inspect the area on streets covered by beach sand on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 40 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Mike Stobe, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Emergency vehicle inspect the area on streets covered by beach...  People charge their phones at a mobile charging station October 30, 2012 in New York City. The storm has claimed at least 40 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding accross much of the Atlantic seaboard leaving millions of people without power. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Allison Joyce, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  People charge their phones at a mobile charging station October 30,...  Streets remain flooded after Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. Sandy made landfall last night on the New Jersey coastline bringing heavy winds and record floodwaters. At least two dozen people were reported killed in the United States as millions of people in the eastern United States are experiencing widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Streets remain flooded after Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in...  A man surveys the damage to his basement after flooding due to Hurricane Sandy, on October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding accross much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A man surveys the damage to his basement after flooding due to...  A man lifts up hosing to be used to drain a flooded basement caused by Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City. The storm has claimed at least 40 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding accross much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A man lifts up hosing to be used to drain a flooded basement...  Rocky Minotti uses a pump to remove ten feet of flood water from his family's home October 30, 2012 in Little Ferry, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy which hit New York and New Jersey left much of Bergen County flooded and without power. Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty Images / 2012 AFP  Rocky Minotti uses a pump to remove ten feet of flood water from...  A woman walks with "I Love New York" boots through flood water October 30, 2012 in Little Ferry, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy which hit New York and New Jersey left much of Bergen County flooded and without power. Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty Images / 2012 AFP  A woman walks with "I Love New York" boots through flood water...  A pole sits on the hood of a SUV on October 30, 2012 in the Breezy Point Neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. At least 40 people were reportedly killed in the U.S. by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was hit especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A pole sits on the hood of a SUV on October 30, 2012 in the...  New York Police Department divers walk through a flooded area on October 30, 2012 in the Breezy Point area of Queens in New York that was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. The death toll from superstorm Sandy has risen to 35 in the United States and Canada, and was expected to climb further as several people remained missing, officials said. Officials in the states of Connecticut, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia all reported deaths from the massive storm system, while Toronto police said a Canadian woman was killed by flying debris. Photo: STAN HONDA, AFP/Getty Images / 2012 AFP  New York Police Department divers walk through a flooded area on...  Firefighters work on a fire at a building after Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York City. At least 40 people were reportedly killed in the U.S. by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was hit especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Firefighters work on a fire at a building after Hurricane Sandy on...  Damaged houses sit on a street on October 30, 2012 in the Breezy Point Neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. At least 40 people were reportedly killed in the U.S. by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was hit especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Damaged houses sit on a street on October 30, 2012 in the Breezy...  A fragment of wooden stairs sits in the middle of the road after Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. Sandy made landfall last night on the New Jersey coastline bringing heavy winds and record floodwaters. At least two dozen people were reported killed in the United States as millions of people in the eastern United States are experiencing widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A fragment of wooden stairs sits in the middle of the road after...  Britany Smith talks on the phone Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 after a tree fell on her car from the high winds of superstorm Sandy, in Northfield, N.H. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. Photo: Jim Cole, Associated Press / SF  Britany Smith talks on the phone Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 after a...  Residents look over the damage in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Atlantic superstorm Sandy may cut U.S. economic growth as it keeps millions of employees away from work and shuts businesses from restaurants to refineries in one of the nation's most populated and productive regions. Photo: Scott Eells, Bloomberg / SF  Residents look over the damage in the Breezy Point neighborhood of...  A New York Air National Guard helicopter flies above the George Washington Bridge towards Manhattan, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 in New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, and local officials took the flight over the city, Nassau and Westchester counties to get an assessment of damages from superstorm Sandy. Photo: Mark Lennihan, Associated Press / SF  A New York Air National Guard helicopter flies above the George...  A fire inspector walks through a neighborhood destroyed during Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. At least a few dozen people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was hit especially hard with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images / SF  A fire inspector walks through a neighborhood destroyed during...  Cars floating in a flooded subterranian basement following Hurricaine Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Financial District of New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / SF  Cars floating in a flooded subterranian basement following...  A 168-foot water tanker, the John B. Caddell, sits on the shore Tuesday morning, Oct. 30, 2012 where it ran aground on Front Street in the Stapleton neighborhood of New York's Staten Island as a result of superstorm Sandy. Photo: Sean Sweeney / AP  A 168-foot water tanker, the John B. Caddell, sits on the shore...  Brian Hajeski, 41, of Brick, N.J., reacts after looking at debris of a home that washed up on to the Mantoloking Bridge the morning after superstorm Sandy rolled through, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Mantoloking, N.J. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. Photo: Julio Cortez / AP  Brian Hajeski, 41, of Brick, N.J., reacts after looking at debris...  People stand on a mound of construction dirt to view the area where a 2,000-foot section of the "uptown" boardwalk was destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Mario Tama, Getty Images / SF  People stand on a mound of construction dirt to view the area where...  Heavy surf caused by Hurricane Sandy buckles Ocean Ave on October 30, 2012 in Avalon, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City, with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Heavy surf caused by Hurricane Sandy buckles Ocean Ave on October...  A huge tree split apart and fell over the front yard and fence of a home on Carpenter Avenue in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday, Oct., 30, 2012, in Sea Cliff, N.Y. Photo: Kathy Kmonicek / AP  A huge tree split apart and fell over the front yard and fence of a...  Workers clean up a fallen tree October 30, 2012 in New York City. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City, with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Allison Joyce, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Workers clean up a fallen tree October 30, 2012 in New York City....  A keep off the dunes sign is buried Tuesday morning, Oct. 29, 2012, in Cape May, N.J., after a storm surge from superstormSandy pushed the Atlantic Ocean over the beach and into the streets. The storm that made landfall in New Jersey on Monday evening with 80 mph sustained winds killed at least 16 people in seven states, cut power to more than 7.4 million homes and businesses from the Carolinas to Ohio, caused scares at two nuclear power plants and stopped the presidential campaign cold. Photo: Mel Evans, Associated Press / SF  A keep off the dunes sign is buried Tuesday morning, Oct. 29, 2012,...  The Empire State Building towers in the background of an apartment buliding in Chelsea, New York City, with the facade broken off October 30, 2012 the morning after Hurricane Sandy. The death toll from superstorm Sandy has risen to 16 in the mainland United States and Canada, and was expected to climb further as several people were still missing, officials said Tuesday. Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and North Carolina reported 15 dead from the massive storm system, and Toronto police said a Canadian woman was killed by flying debris. Photo: Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images / SF  The Empire State Building towers in the background of an apartment...  A street light and utility pole brought down from Hurricane Sandy lays on the street, on October 30, 2012 in Avalon, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City, with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A street light and utility pole brought down from Hurricane Sandy...  Christopher Hannafin, of South Kingstown, R.I., enters a friend's cottage through a window to salvage belongings from the structure destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, on Roy Carpenter's Beach, in the village of Matunuck, in South Kingstown, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. Photo: Steven Senne / AP  Christopher Hannafin, of South Kingstown, R.I., enters a friend's...  Ramiro Arcos sweeps debris from a storm drain while cleaning up damage caused by Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Financial District of New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Ramiro Arcos sweeps debris from a storm drain while cleaning up...  Boro Sangulin paddles a kayak through a flooded 16th Street from the effects of superstorm Sandy in on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Bayville, N.Y. Sangulin was checking on the flood damage of his home at the end of the block. Photo: Kathy Kmonicek, Associated Press / SF  Boro Sangulin paddles a kayak through a flooded 16th Street from...  A parking lot full of yellow cabs is flooded as a result of superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 in Hoboken, NJ. Photo: Charles Sykes, AP / AP2012  A parking lot full of yellow cabs is flooded as a result of...  Homes destroyed by a fire at Breezy Point are shown, in the New York City borough of Queens Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. The fire destroyed between 80 and 100 houses Monday night in the flooded neighborhood. More than 190 firefighters have contained the six-alarm blaze fire, but they are still putting out some pockets of fire. Photo: Frank Franklin II / AP  Homes destroyed by a fire at Breezy Point are shown, in the New...  Glenn Heartley pulls on a rope attached to his car in preparation for getting it towed from a creek in Chincoteague, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Heartley and his wife were swept off the road into the shallow creek during superstorm Sandy's arrival Monday. Photo: Steve Helber / AP  Glenn Heartley pulls on a rope attached to his car in preparation...  A street and business are flooded as a result of Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 in Hoboken, NJ. Photo: Charles Sykes / AP  A street and business are flooded as a result of Hurricane Sandy on...  A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over Central Park the morning after Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York City. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Michael Heiman, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over Central Park the morning...  A flooded Brooklyn Battery park Tunnel October 30, 2012 as New Yorkers clean up the morning after Hurricane Sandy's landfall. The death toll from superstorm Sandy has risen to 16 in the mainland United States and Canada, and was expected to climb further as several people were still missing, officials said Tuesday. Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and North Carolina reported 15 dead from the massive storm system, and Toronto police said a Canadian woman was killed by flying debris. Photo: Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images / SF  A flooded Brooklyn Battery park Tunnel October 30, 2012 as New...  People pass a fallen tree October 30, 2012 in the Battery Park neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Allison Joyce, Getty Images / 2012 Allison Joyce  People pass a fallen tree October 30, 2012 in the Battery Park...  Damage caused by a fire at Breezy Point is shown Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. A fire department spokesman says more than 190 firefighters are at the blaze in the Breezy Point section. Fire officials say the blaze was reported around 11 p.m. Monday in an area flooded by the superstorm that began sweeping through earlier. Photo: Frank Franklin II, AP / AP2012  Damage caused by a fire at Breezy Point is shown Tuesday, Oct. 30,...  The lights on the Brooklyn Bridge stand in contrast to the lower Manhattan skyline which has lost its electrical supply, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, after megastorm Sandy swept through New York. A record storm surge that was higher than predicted along with high winds damaged the electrical system and plunged millions of people into darkness. Photo: Mark Lennihan, AP / AP2012  The lights on the Brooklyn Bridge stand in contrast to the lower...  Debris litter a flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was his especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Debris litter a flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn...  Portable, upended flood dikes are viewed on a flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was his especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Portable, upended flood dikes are viewed on a flooded street in the...  Earth movers clean sand off the road which was brought in from Hurricane Sandy, on October 30, 2012 in Cape May, New Jersey. The New Jersey coastline felt the full force of Sandy's heavy winds resulting in record floodwaters and power cuts as US President Barack Obama declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Earth movers clean sand off the road which was brought in from...  Chad Meyers, an emergency room physician at Bellevue Hospital Center, walks down First Avenue near East 23rd Street after the facility experienced flooding and switched to emergency backup power early Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. For New York City, Sandy was not the dayslong onslaught many had feared, and the wind and rain that sent water sloshing into Manhattan from three sides began dying down within hours. Still, the power was out for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and an estimated 6.2 million people altogether across the East. Photo: Jeffrey Furticella, AP / AP2012  Chad Meyers, an emergency room physician at Bellevue Hospital...  Medical workers assist a patient into an ambulance during an evacuation of New York University's Tisch Hospital, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. The New York City hospital is moving out more than 200 patients after its backup generator failed when the power was knocked out by a superstorm. Photo: John Minchillo, AP / AP2012  Medical workers assist a patient into an ambulance during an...  Power outage seen on October 29, 2012 in Manhattan, New York. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the Mid-Atlantic area 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 services as of Sunday evening. Photo: Allison Joyce, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Power outage seen on October 29, 2012 in Manhattan, New York....  A soldier looks out from his personelle carrier during the landfall of Hurricane Sandy, on October 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., 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: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A soldier looks out from his personelle carrier during the...  Water rushes into the Carey Tunnel (previously the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel), caused by Hurricane Sandy, October 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., 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: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Water rushes into the Carey Tunnel (previously the Brooklyn Battery...  Water rushes into the Carey Tunnel (previously the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel), caused by Hurricane Sandy, October 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., 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: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Water rushes into the Carey Tunnel (previously the Brooklyn Battery...  Power outage seen on October 29, 2012 in Manhattan, New York. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the Mid-Atlantic area 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 services as of Sunday evening. Photo: Allison Joyce, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Power outage seen on October 29, 2012 in Manhattan, New York....  Lower Manhattan goes dark during hurricane Sandy, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, as seen from Brooklyn, N.Y. 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: Bebeto Matthews, AP / AP2012  Lower Manhattan goes dark during hurricane Sandy, on Monday, Oct....  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 / SL  Vehicles are submerged on 14th Street near the Consolidated Edison...  Sea water floods the Ground Zero construction site, 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: John Minchillo, AP / AP2012  Sea water floods the Ground Zero construction site, Monday, Oct....  FDNY inflatable boats travel along 14th street towards the East River on a rescue mission in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, 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 / SL  FDNY inflatable boats travel along 14th street towards the East...  A vehicle is submerged on 14th Street near the Consolidated Edison power plant, 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 / SL  A vehicle is submerged on 14th Street near the Consolidated Edison...  Firefighters look up at the facade of a four-story building on 14th Street and 8th Avenue that collapsed onto the sidewalk Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy bore down on the Eastern Seaboard's largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds, soaking rain and a surging wall of water up to 11 feet tall. Photo: AP / SL  Firefighters look up at the facade of a four-story building on 14th...  Streets are flooded under the Manhattan Bridge in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, N.Y., 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: Bebeto Matthews, AP / AP2012  Streets are flooded under the Manhattan Bridge in the Dumbo section...  Rising water, caused by Hurricane Sandy, rushes into a subterranian parking garage on October 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., 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: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Rising water, caused by Hurricane Sandy, rushes into a...  Dark clouds are seen over the skyline of Manhattan as as Hurricane Sandy begins to affect the area on October 29, 2012 in New York City. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., 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: Spencer Platt, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Dark clouds are seen over the skyline of Manhattan as as Hurricane...  Repair crews works to repair a sign in inclement weather after strong storm winds caused a piece of a sign to fall, killing a woman, in Toronto on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Police said a woman had been killed by a falling sign while walking through a parking lot. Photo: AP / SL  Repair crews works to repair a sign in inclement weather after...  This photo provided by 6abc Action News shows the Inlet section of Atlantic City, N.J., as Hurricane Sandy makes it approach, Monday Oct. 29, 2012. Sandy made landfall at 8 p.m. near Atlantic City, which was already mostly under water and saw a piece of its world-famous Boardwalk washed away earlier in the day. Photo: AP / SL  This photo provided by 6abc Action News shows the Inlet section of...  In this photo provided by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey a surveillance camera captures the PATH station in Hoboken, N.J., 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 / SL  In this photo provided by the Port Authority of New York and New...  Vehicles are submerged during a storm surge near the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. 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 / SL  Vehicles are submerged during a storm surge near the Brooklyn...  A worker uses a chainsaw to cut up a tree that knocked over a street light on the 800 block of South George Street in York City, Pa., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing for higher ground, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. Photo: Jason Plotkin, AP / York Daily Record  A worker uses a chainsaw to cut up a tree that knocked over a...  A fire fighter speaks to a colleague while cleaning up damage caused by Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in New York, United States. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., 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: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A fire fighter speaks to a colleague while cleaning up damage...  The facade of a four-story building on 14th Street and 8th Avenue collapsed onto the sidewalk as FDNY firefighters respond, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy bore down on the Eastern Seaboard's largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds, soaking rain and a surging wall of water up to 11 feet tall. Photo: John Minchillo, Associated Press / FR170537 AP  The facade of a four-story building on 14th Street and 8th Avenue...  Fire fighters use a saw in an attempt to remove a partially collapsed door due to Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in New York, United States. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., 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: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Fire fighters use a saw in an attempt to remove a partially...  Ocean Avenue is flooded caused by Hurricane Sandy, on October 29, 2012 in Cape May, The New Jersey coastline is feeling the full force of Sandy's heavy winds and record floodwaters. Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Ocean Avenue is flooded caused by Hurricane Sandy, on October 29,...  Winchester city firefighters leave a home after checking damage caused by a tree falling onto the back of the house on Monday evening Oct. 29, 2012 in Winchester, Va. 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: Ginger Perry, AP / The Winchester Star  Winchester city firefighters leave a home after checking damage...  A man drinks at a bar as Hurricane Sandy moves up the coast on October 29, 2012 in the East Village of New York, United States. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., 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: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A man drinks at a bar as Hurricane Sandy moves up the coast on...  Storm surge hits a small tree as winds from Hurricane Sandy reach Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Conn., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Water from Long Island Sound spilled into roadways and towns along the Connecticut shoreline Monday, the first signs of flooding from a storm that threatens to deliver a devastating surge of seawater. Photo: Jessica Hill, AP / A2012  Storm surge hits a small tree as winds from Hurricane Sandy reach...  Snow sticking to tree limbs on Grandview Road in Beckley, V.Va. Monday Oct. 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy wheeled toward land as forecasters feared Monday, raking cities along the Northeast corridor with rain and wind gusts, flooding shore towns, washing away a section of the Atlantic City Boardwalk, and threatening to cripple Wall Street and New York's subway system with a huge surge of corrosive seawater. Photo: Rick Barbero, AP / AP2012  Snow sticking to tree limbs on Grandview Road in Beckley, V.Va....  Waves from Hurricane Sandy crash onto the damaged Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 as Sandy churns up the east coast. Hurricane 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: Gerry Broome, AP / AP2012  Waves from Hurricane Sandy crash onto the damaged Avalon Pier in...  A motorist tries to avoid getting hit by a large wave as it crashes over a seawall on the Atlantic Ocean during the early stages of Hurricane Sandy, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Kennebunk, Maine. The hurricane 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: Robert F. Bukaty, AP / AP  A motorist tries to avoid getting hit by a large wave as it crashes...  A sailboat smashes on the rocks after breaking free from its mooring on City Island October 29, 2012 in New York. Hurricane Sandy's winds picked up speed as the storm made a left turn toward the East Coast. Photo: DON EMMERT, AFP/Getty Images / 2012 AFP  A sailboat smashes on the rocks after breaking free from its...  Joseph Arpaio of Massapequa abondons his car on 5th Street in Lindenhurst as high tide, rain and winds flood local streets on October 29, 2012 in Lindenhurst, New York.The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. Photo: Bruce Bennett, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Joseph Arpaio of Massapequa abondons his car on 5th Street in...  A utility worker from Asplundh cuts away at a tree that fell on power lines on Gilbert Lane in Idetown, Pa., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing for higher ground, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. Photo: The Citizens' Voice, Mark Moran / AP  A utility worker from Asplundh cuts away at a tree that fell on...  Andy Becica stands on the beach watching the heavy surf from Hurricane Sandy wash in in, on October 29, 2012 in Cape May, New Jersey. Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Andy Becica stands on the beach watching the heavy surf from...  A huge wave crashes on the beach as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Ocean City, Md. Hurricane 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: Alex Brandon, AP / AP  A huge wave crashes on the beach as Hurricane Sandy bears down on...  People walk past sandbags on a flooded street as Hurricane Sandy moves closer to the area on October 29, 2012 in the Red Hook section of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., 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: Spencer Platt, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  People walk past sandbags on a flooded street as Hurricane Sandy...  A car sits in a flooded street near the ocean ahead of Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Governor Chris Christie’s emergency declaration is shutting down the city’s casinos and 30,000 residents were ordered to evacuate. Photo: Mario Tama, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  A car sits in a flooded street near the ocean ahead of Hurricane...  Travelers on Delta Airlines waits for flights Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Detroit. Dozens of departing flights have been canceled at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport as a looming superstorm locks down flights to the East Coast. Hurricane 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: Charlie Riedel, AP / AP2012  Travelers on Delta Airlines waits for flights Monday, Oct. 29,...  A construction crane atop a luxury high-rise dangles precariously over the streets after collapsing in high winds from Hurricane Sandy, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy bore down on the Eastern Seaboard's largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds, soaking rain and a surging wall of water up to 11 feet tall. Photo: John Minchillo / Associated Press  A construction crane atop a luxury high-rise dangles precariously...  FDNY firefighters glare up at a damaged crane as it hangs over 57th Street after being torn from it's base by high winds, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane 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: John Minchillo / Associated Press  FDNY firefighters glare up at a damaged crane as it hangs over 57th...  Jay Johnson of Milford watches as a wave from the onset of Hurricane Sandy crashes into a waterfront home on Melba Street in the Bayview section of Milford on Monday, October 29, 2012. Johnson, a Melba Street resident, was checking on his own home during the noon high tide. Photo: Brian A. Pounds / CT  Jay Johnson of Milford watches as a wave from the onset of...  Heavy surf crashes over a seawall on the Atlantic Ocean during the early stages of Hurricane Sandy, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Kennebunk, Maine. Hurricane Sandy wheeled toward land as forecasters feared Monday, raking cities along the Northeast corridor with rain and wind gusts, flooding shore towns, washing away a section of the Atlantic City Boardwalk, and threatening to cripple Wall Street and New York's subway system with a huge surge of corrosive seawater. Photo: Robert F. Bukaty, AP / AP2012  Heavy surf crashes over a seawall on the Atlantic Ocean during the...  A NYPD officer stands guard at the 42nd street subway station in Times Square October 29, 2012 as New Yorkers prepare for Hurricane Sandy expected to hit the city later tonight. Much of the eastern United States was in lockdown mode October 29, 2012 awaiting the arrival of a hurricane dubbed "Frankenstorm" that threatened to wreak havoc on the area with storm surges, driving rain and devastating winds. Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY, AFP/Getty Images / 2012 AFP  A NYPD officer stands guard at the 42nd street subway station in...  People wade through flood water in Broad Channel as Hurricane Sandy begins to affect the area on October 29, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., 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's bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. Photo: Allison Joyce, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  People wade through flood water in Broad Channel as Hurricane Sandy...  Tourists in Times Square with platic panchos October 29, 2012 as New Yorkers prepare for Hurricane Sandy expected to hit the city later tonight. Much of the eastern United States was in lockdown mode October 29, 2012 awaiting the arrival of a hurricane dubbed "Frankenstorm" that threatened to wreak havoc on the area with storm surges, driving rain and devastating winds. Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY, AFP/Getty Images / 2012 AFP  Tourists in Times Square with platic panchos October 29, 2012 as...  A motorist drives through a flooded road along the Atlantic Ocean during the early stages of Hurricane Sandy, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Kennebunk, Maine. The hurricane 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: Robert F. Bukaty, AP / AP  A motorist drives through a flooded road along the Atlantic Ocean...  Rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean breaks over the dunes Monday morning, Oct. 29, 2012, in Cape May, N.J., as high tide and Hurricane Sandy begin to arrive. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing 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: Mel Evans / AP  Rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean breaks over the dunes Monday...  The New York City skyline and Hudson River are seen from Hoboken, NJ as Hurricane Sandy approaches on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane 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: Charles Sykes, AP / AP2012  The New York City skyline and Hudson River are seen from Hoboken,...  The Hudson River swells and rises over its banks flooding the Lackawanna train station as Hurricane Sandy approaches, in Hoboken, NJ on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane 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: Charles Sykes, AP / AP2012  The Hudson River swells and rises over its banks flooding the...  Allen Boyer paddles a kayak in floodwaters caused by Hurricane Sandy as Bobby Carnutte wades through the water at right in Kitty Hawk, N.C., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane 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: Gerry Broome, AP / AP2012  Allen Boyer paddles a kayak in floodwaters caused by Hurricane...  Waves crash over Winthrop Shore Drive as Hurricane Sandy comes up the coast on October 29, 2012 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow to a wide area on the U.S. East Coast. Photo: Darren McCollester, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Waves crash over Winthrop Shore Drive as Hurricane Sandy comes up...  People wade through flood water in Broad Channel as Hurricane Sandy begins to affect the area on October 29, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., 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's bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. Photo: Allison Joyce, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  People wade through flood water in Broad Channel as Hurricane Sandy...  Waves wash over the sea wall near high tide at Battery Park in New York, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy approaches the East Coast. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing 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: Craig Ruttle, AP / AP2012  Waves wash over the sea wall near high tide at Battery Park in New...  Lamar Chambers watches waves as winds from hurricane Sandy reach Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Conn., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing 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: Jessica Hill, AP / FR125654 AP  Lamar Chambers watches waves as winds from hurricane Sandy reach...  A lone pedestrian walks through an empty Times Square early, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing 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 / SL  A lone pedestrian walks through an empty Times Square early,...  A Hoboken University Medical Center patient is transported into an ambulance during a mandatory evacuation of all ground floor units in anticipation of incoming Hurricane Sandy, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation. Photo: AP / SL  A Hoboken University Medical Center patient is transported into an...  Richard Thomas moves a neighbors' car out of the rising water as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Fenwick Island, Del. Forecasters warned that the New York City region could face the worst of Hurricane Sandy as it bore down on the U.S. East Coast's largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of financial markets and mass transit, sending coastal residents fleeing and threatening high winds, rain and a wall of water up to 11 feet (3.35 meters) tall. It could endanger up to 50 million people for days. Photo: AP / SL  Richard Thomas moves a neighbors' car out of the rising water as...  Judiann Parker watches the rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean from a partially boarded-up window early Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Cape May, N.J., as high tide and Hurricane Sandy begin to arrive. With Sandy poised to make a direct hit on New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie has issued a typically blunt warning to those thinking of riding it out in low-lying coastal areas: "Don't be stupid. Get out." The storm was still hundreds of miles away, but was already making its approach known to New Jersey on Sunday with high winds, rough surf and coastal flooding as thousands of people fled to what they hoped would be safer ground. Photo: AP / SL  Judiann Parker watches the rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean from a...  The floor of the New York Stock Exchange is empty of traders, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. All major U.S. stock and options exchanges will remain closed Monday with Hurricane Sandy nearing landfall on the East Coast. Trading has rarely stopped for weather. A blizzard led to a late start and an early close on Jan. 8, 1996, according to the exchange's parent company, NYSE Euronext. The NYSE shut down on Sept. 27, 1985 for Hurricane Gloria. Photo: AP / SL  The floor of the New York Stock Exchange is empty of traders,...  Waters from Hurricane Sandy start to flood Beach Ave. on October 29, 2012 in Cape May, New Jersey. Later today the full force of Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit the New Jersey coastline bringing heavy winds and floodwaters. Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Waters from Hurricane Sandy start to flood Beach Ave. on October...  Members of the Bayview Hose Company No. 3 of the Freeport Fire Department survey the situation on South Long Beach Avenue as high tide and winds from Hurricane Sandy combine to flood the area on October 29, 2012 in Freeport, New York. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. Photo: Bruce Bennett, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Members of the Bayview Hose Company No. 3 of the Freeport Fire...  Mark Clemente and Mary McSweeney kiss before going back inside Seward Park High School, which is doubling as a hurricane evacuation center, prior to the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, on October 28, 2012 in New York City. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean, is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters as the mid-atlantic region prepares for the damage. Photo: Andrew Burton, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Mark Clemente and Mary McSweeney kiss before going back inside...  With Hurricane Sandy approaching, the Long Island Railroad announced the suspension of their service at 7pm on Sunday night, October 28, 2012 in Hicksville, New York. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters as the mid-atlantic region prepares for the damage. Photo: Bruce Bennett, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  With Hurricane Sandy approaching, the Long Island Railroad...  New York City police officers go door to door in a housing project to take note of which residents are ignoring the mandatory evacuation order as Hurricane Sandy approaches on October 28, 2012 in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a mandatory evacuation on low-lying coastal areas of the city. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters to the mid-Atlantic region. Photo: Allison Joyce, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  New York City police officers go door to door in a housing project...
PITTSBURGH (AP) &acirc;�� The most devastating storm in decades to hit the country's most densely populated region upended man and nature as it rolled back the clock on 21st-century lives, cutting off modern communication and leaving millions without power Tuesday as thousands who fled their water-menaced homes wondered when &acirc;�� if &acirc;�� life would return to normal.  Behind it: a dazed, inundated New York City, a waterlogged Atlantic Coast and a moonscape of disarray and debris &acirc;�� from unmoored shore-town boardwalks to submerged mass-transit systems to delicate presidential politics.  Nearly 2 million of those were in New York, where large swaths of lower Manhattan lost electricity and entire streets ended up underwater &acirc;�� as did seven subway tunnels between Manhattan and Brooklyn at one point, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.  The shutdown of mass transit crippled a city where more than 8.3 million bus, subway and local rail trips are taken each day, and 800,000 vehicles cross bridges run by the transit agency.  Federal disaster response, always a dicey political issue, has become even thornier since government mismanagement of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.  [...] poll access and voter turnout, both of which hinge upon how people are impacted by the storm, could help shift the outcome in an extremely close race.  At the ground zero construction site in lower Manhattan, seawater rushed into a gaping hole under harsh floodlights.  Dozens of ambulances lined up in the rainy night and the tiny patients were gingerly moved out, some attached to battery-powered respirators as gusts of wind blew their blankets.  On the hard-hit New Jersey coastline, a county elections chief said some polling places on barrier islands will be unusable and have to be moved.  On Twitter, Facebook and the photo-sharing service Instagram, people tried to connect, reassure relatives and make sense of what was happening &acirc;�� and, in many cases, work to authenticate reports of destruction and storm surges.  What damage could be seen on the coastline Tuesday was, in some locations, staggering &acirc;�� &quot;unthinkable,&quot; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said of what unfolded along the Jersey Shore, where houses were swept from their foundations and amusement park rides were washed into the ocean.