Two years after Sandy: NYC recovers
This interactive project highlights dramatic images from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy and how those same sites look two years later. Photos on the left show damage directly after the storm; photos on the right show those areas now. Move the slider — the vertical divider between each set of photos — left or right for the full photo. Mobile users, the original photo will be stacked on top of the current photo.
Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy (Oct. 30, 2012 and Oct. 15, 2014)
First destroyed by fire, then demolished, the Gotham Walk section of Breezy Point has largely been rebuilt.
Photo credits: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images (Oct. 30, 2012) / Patrick E. McCarthy (Oct. 17, 2014)
Water flooded the entrance to The Plaza Shops at One New York Plaza during Sandy.
Photo credit: Getty Images / Paul J. Richards (Nov. 6, 2012) and Chris Ware (Oct. 24, 2014)
A house on Kissam Avenue that had its first floor washed away by the storm was torn down.
Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy (Oct. 30, 2012) and Chris Ware (Oct. 24, 2014)
Some of the Jamaica Walk houses that caught fire during Sandy have been demolished and others rebuilt.
Photo credits: Getty Images/Timothy A. Clary (Oct. 30, 2012) / Patrick E. McCarthy (Oct. 17, 2014)
Water flooded the South Street Seaport, causing extensive damage and knocking out power to many of the businesses.
Photo credit: Getty Images / Christos Pathiakis (Oct. 29, 2013); and Patrick E. McCarthy (Oct. 17, 2014)
Clear streets today show no signs of the submerged cars on Ave. C and 7th St. after Sandy.
Photo credit: Charles Eckert (Oct. 31, 2012) and Chris Ware (Oct. 27, 2014)
Joe & John Toto’s Restaurant and Bar was severely damaged by Sandy.
Photo credit: Getty Images / Stan Honda (Oct. 31, 2012) and Patrick E. McCarthy (Oct. 17, 2014)
Submerged cars were trapped at the entrance to a flooded underpass on South William Street, near Broad Street.
Photo credit: Getty Images / Stan Honda (Oct. 30, 2012) and Chris Ware (Oct. 24, 2014)
Many of the Ocean Avenue houses that burned down during Sandy have been rebuilt.
Photo credit: Getty Images / Spencer Platt (Oct. 31, 2012) and Patrick E. McCarthy (Oct. 16, 2014)
Rebuilding has begun in the Neponsit area of Rockaway.