Hurricane Sandy: Then and Now

A look at how disaster areas have improved.

How The Nation Turned Around After Hurricane Sandy - It’s hard to believe that it has been a year since Hurricane Sandy tore through the east coast, leaving residents from New York City to the New Jersey Shore left to piece together their broken homes and spirits.  With the help of the Associated Press, BET.com compares then and now images of some of the most devastated areas affected by Supertorm Sandy. —Dominique Zonyéé(Photo: John Minchillo/AP Photo)

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How The Nation Turned Around After Hurricane Sandy - It’s hard to believe that it has been a year since Hurricane Sandy tore through the east coast, leaving residents from New York City to the New Jersey Shore left to piece together their broken homes and spirits.  With the help of the Associated Press, BET.com compares then and now images of some of the most devastated areas affected by Supertorm Sandy. —Dominique Zonyéé(Photo: John Minchillo/AP Photo)

A Jet is Down - The top photo was taken on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2012 in Seaside Heights, N.J., behind the Jet Star Roller Coaster which had been sitting in the ocean after part of the Casino Pier was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy. The image below, taken on Monday, Oct. 25 shows an empty site nearly a year after the storm. (Photo:Mel Evans/AP Photo)

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A Jet is Down - The top photo was taken on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2012 in Seaside Heights, N.J., behind the Jet Star Roller Coaster which had been sitting in the ocean after part of the Casino Pier was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy. The image below, taken on Monday, Oct. 25 shows an empty site nearly a year after the storm. (Photo:Mel Evans/AP Photo)

"A Bridge Over Troubled Water" - This combination is of the Dumbo section of Brooklyn Bridge and the flooded streets under the Manhattan Bridge on of Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 and Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013.   (Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo)

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"A Bridge Over Troubled Water" - This combination is of the Dumbo section of Brooklyn Bridge and the flooded streets under the Manhattan Bridge on of Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 and Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013.   (Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo)

Roads Ravished - The above image was taken on Oct. 30, 2012 showing downed power lines and a battered road smashed by Superstorm Sandy in Seaside Heights, N.J. The image below was taken a year later on Oct. 22, 2013 with traffic flowing on the repaired road. (Photo: Julio Cortez/AP Photo)

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Roads Ravished - The above image was taken on Oct. 30, 2012 showing downed power lines and a battered road smashed by Superstorm Sandy in Seaside Heights, N.J. The image below was taken a year later on Oct. 22, 2013 with traffic flowing on the repaired road. (Photo: Julio Cortez/AP Photo)

Lights Out - Millions of New Yorkers were left without power on Oct. 29, 2012.  The image above shows a darkened lower Manhattan during Superstorm Sandy as seen from the Brooklyn Heights promenade in the Brooklyn. Look how different the city looks from the same view on Oct. 17, 2013.(Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo)

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Lights Out - Millions of New Yorkers were left without power on Oct. 29, 2012.  The image above shows a darkened lower Manhattan during Superstorm Sandy as seen from the Brooklyn Heights promenade in the Brooklyn. Look how different the city looks from the same view on Oct. 17, 2013.(Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo)

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Fire Storm - This combination of Oct. 30, 2012 and Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 shows a firefighter surveying the smoldering ruins of houses in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York and the same site nearly a year later. (Photo: Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)

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Fire Storm - This combination of Oct. 30, 2012 and Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 shows a firefighter surveying the smoldering ruins of houses in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York and the same site nearly a year later. (Photo: Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)

Con Edison Submerged in Water - On Oct. 29, 2012 the streets near the Con Edison power substation were flooded as the East River overflowed into the Dumbo section of the Brooklyn. Nearly a year later on Oct. 17, 2013, a pedestrian is photographed walking through the same intersection. (Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo)

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Con Edison Submerged in Water - On Oct. 29, 2012 the streets near the Con Edison power substation were flooded as the East River overflowed into the Dumbo section of the Brooklyn. Nearly a year later on Oct. 17, 2013, a pedestrian is photographed walking through the same intersection. (Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo)

Memories Destroyed - The above image taken on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 shows Robert Connolly and his wife Laura as they survey the remains of the home owned by her parents that burned to the ground during Superstorm Sandy in the Breezy Point section of New York.  In the photo below taken on and Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 shows new homes, center and right, under construction in the same Seaside community. (Photo: Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)

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Memories Destroyed - The above image taken on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 shows Robert Connolly and his wife Laura as they survey the remains of the home owned by her parents that burned to the ground during Superstorm Sandy in the Breezy Point section of New York.  In the photo below taken on and Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 shows new homes, center and right, under construction in the same Seaside community. (Photo: Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)

Communities Succumbed to Fire - Dozens of homes in the Breezy Point section of Queens are seen damaged from fire in the image above taken on Oct. 30, 2012.  The below image taken on  Oct. 15, 2013 shows the same site, clean from dubris and ready to be rebuilt. (Photo: Frank Franklin II, Kathy Willens/AP Photo)

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Communities Succumbed to Fire - Dozens of homes in the Breezy Point section of Queens are seen damaged from fire in the image above taken on Oct. 30, 2012.  The below image taken on  Oct. 15, 2013 shows the same site, clean from dubris and ready to be rebuilt. (Photo: Frank Franklin II, Kathy Willens/AP Photo)

The Aftermath in New Jersey - Brian Hajeski, of Brick, New Jersey., visited a bridge in Mantaloking, New Jersey, the morning after Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012.  In the image below on Oct. 22, 2013 he stands on the clean-up site a year later.  a(Photo: Julio Cortez/AP Photo)

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The Aftermath in New Jersey - Brian Hajeski, of Brick, New Jersey., visited a bridge in Mantaloking, New Jersey, the morning after Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012.  In the image below on Oct. 22, 2013 he stands on the clean-up site a year later.  a(Photo: Julio Cortez/AP Photo)

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Burried in Sand - On Oct. 30, 2012, Cape May, New Jersey, was buried in sand after a storm surge from Sandy pushed the Atlantic Ocean over the beach and across Beach Avenue. Almost a year later on Oct. 19, 2013, a piece of blue tape marks the depth of the sand. (Photo: Mel Evans/AP Photo)

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Burried in Sand - On Oct. 30, 2012, Cape May, New Jersey, was buried in sand after a storm surge from Sandy pushed the Atlantic Ocean over the beach and across Beach Avenue. Almost a year later on Oct. 19, 2013, a piece of blue tape marks the depth of the sand. (Photo: Mel Evans/AP Photo)

Broadwalk Blues - Christine Walker, Rockaway Beach, Queens resident walked along what is left of the of the broadwalk on Nov. 5, 2012, in the image atop. The image below was taken on Oct. 21, 2013 and shows repair efforts to the boardwalk. (Photo: Craig Ruttle/AP Photo)

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Broadwalk Blues - Christine Walker, Rockaway Beach, Queens resident walked along what is left of the of the broadwalk on Nov. 5, 2012, in the image atop. The image below was taken on Oct. 21, 2013 and shows repair efforts to the boardwalk. (Photo: Craig Ruttle/AP Photo)

New York City Subway Shutdown - Hurricane Sandy intercepted public transportation throughout New York City. Shuttle buses from Brooklyn to the city were set up to transport New Yorkers to work and more. The above image shows commuters in a line which stretched twice around the Barclays Center on Nov. 1, 2012.  The image below image, taken a year later on Oct. 17, 2013, shows a less populous commute. (Photo: Seth Wenig/AP Photo)

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New York City Subway Shutdown - Hurricane Sandy intercepted public transportation throughout New York City. Shuttle buses from Brooklyn to the city were set up to transport New Yorkers to work and more. The above image shows commuters in a line which stretched twice around the Barclays Center on Nov. 1, 2012.  The image below image, taken a year later on Oct. 17, 2013, shows a less populous commute. (Photo: Seth Wenig/AP Photo)

Moutains of Dubris - The parking lot of Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaway section of Queens was used as a garbage dumb for dubris on Nov. 14, 2012.  One year later on Oct. 17, 2013  the empty lot is ready to host cars again. (Photo: Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)

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Moutains of Dubris - The parking lot of Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaway section of Queens was used as a garbage dumb for dubris on Nov. 14, 2012.  One year later on Oct. 17, 2013  the empty lot is ready to host cars again. (Photo: Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)