Frankenstorm, 2012

Hurricane Sandy may have been reclassified as a "post-tropical cyclone," but that doesn't make the damage it caused any less. A record-high surge level of 13.88 feet was recorded in the Battery, beating the previous high of 11.2 feet set in 1821. Red Hook, Brooklyn and the tip of Manhattan were submerged. Cars were spotted floating down Wall Street. Blackouts were widespread, trees and power lines downed. Even the Statue of Liberty's torch was snuffed. Below is a roundup of some of the many staggering images captured during and after the storm.

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The restored Jane’s Carousel in DUMBO, Brooklyn.


Crane collapses on 57th Street in midtown.


Avenue C in the East Village.


Lower Manhattan.


Ground Zero construction site.


Building facade collapse in Chelsea.


Floodwater rushing into PATH station in Hoboken, NJ.


Breezy Point fire.


Breezy Point.


Water tanker pulled onto Staten Island.


Tarmac at LaGuardia Airport.


Boat on Metro-North tracks in Ossining.


Rainbow over the Gowanus Canal.