Two Year Anniversary Of Hurricane Sandy In New York

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (R) and wife Chirlane McCray talk with home owner Margurite Batts (L), accompanied by Habitat for Humanities Construction Supervisor John Cruz as they help rebuild the home of Margurite Batts, 81, whose house was detroyed on the two year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy on Neptune Avenue in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn October 29, 2014 in New York City. Huricane Sandy was recorded as the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. It caused over $68 billion in damages, and at least 286 people were killed along the path of the storm in seven countries. Today marks the two-year anniversary of its storm surge hitting New York City and the surrounding area which flooded streets, tunnels and subway lines and cut power in and around the city. (Photo by Todd Maisel-Pool/Getty Images)