Snow Showers Add to Difficulty Following Hurricane Sandy (Photo)

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Workers with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) work on the sewer system on a damaged street in the devastated neighborhood of Rockaway Nov. 27, in the borough of Queens in New York City. The state of New York has said that Hurricane Sandy has cost upward of $42 billion. This price, for which congressional leaders will make requests for federal disaster aid to help pay, includes $32 billion for repairs and restoration.

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