Impacted
43 deaths in New York City, 23 of them on Staten Island
443,000 New Yorkers living in parts of the city that flooded
90,000 buildings, 300,000 homes, and 23,400 businesses in flooded areas
6,500 patients evacuated from hospitals and nursing homes
Nearly 2 million without power
11 million travelers affected daily
1.1 million New York City children unable to attend school for a week
20,000 street and park trees damaged or downed
Damage
$19 billion in damage in New York City
$50 billion in damage in the United States
City beaches lost 3 million cubic yards of sand, 1.5 million cubic yards on Rockaway Peninsula alone
70,000 housing units registered with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for repairs
Nearly 800 buildings were tagged structurally damaged or destroyed
Source: “A Stronger, More Resilient New York,” a roadmap for a sustainable 21st century New York, produced by the mayor’s Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency
Sandy by the Numbers
Superstorm Sandy Oct. 29, 2012 caused $19 billion in damage to New York City ...
10/25/2013
Updated: 7/18/2015
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