NEW YORK—New Yorkers struggled to recover from a storm that levied damage across the five boroughs in a powerful buildup that reached its peak Monday night.
Some communities will spend days, weeks, or even months rebuilding what was lost to the destructive force of a storm that was called by many the worst they had ever seen.
“Hurricane Sandy has officially left the New York City area, but the path of destruction if left will be felt for quite some time,” said Mayor Michael Bloomberg Tuesday morning. “It was a storm of unprecedented proportions.”
Bloomberg said Hurricane Sandy claimed the lives of at least 10 people in New York City.
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Storm surges rose far above previous record highs, reaching almost 14 feet in some areas and flooding was widespread.
“It was like a waterfall coming into the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel,” Debbie Lougee, a resident of Lower Manhattan.
