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Residents clean up Breezy Point after Sandy

A man searches through the remains of his home on Dec. 4 in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, N.Y. Breezy Point, home to many firefighters and police officers, lost 111 homes during a fire as Hurricane Sandy struck the area in late October. Many more homes were severely damaged by flooding.
A man searches through the remains of his home on Dec. 4 in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, N.Y. Breezy Point, home to many firefighters and police officers, lost 111 homes during a fire as Hurricane Sandy struck the area in late October. Many more homes were severely damaged by flooding.
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A man walks past piles of debris and burned homes in Breezy Point, N.Y.
A man walks past piles of debris and burned homes in Breezy Point, N.Y.
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Police patrol a street as residents clean up and salvage items from their destroyed homes.
Police patrol a street as residents clean up and salvage items from their destroyed homes.
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An American flag is draped over the foundation of a destroyed home.
An American flag is draped over the foundation of a destroyed home.
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A man pushes a wheelbarrow through the community.
A man pushes a wheelbarrow through the community.
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A woman searches through the burned wreckage of her home.
A woman searches through the burned wreckage of her home.
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A man searches through remains of a home.
A man searches through remains of a home.
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Only the foundations and burned debris remain where homes once stood.
Only the foundations and burned debris remain where homes once stood.
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A man passes destroyed homes.
A man passes destroyed homes.
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A salvaged doll sits on the remains of a burned home.
A salvaged doll sits on the remains of a burned home.
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A man pushes a wheelbarrow down a path lined with destroyed homes.
A man pushes a wheelbarrow down a path lined with destroyed homes.
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Marie Lopresti looks through the remains of her home.
Marie Lopresti looks through the remains of her home.
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A man walks past destroyed homes.
A man walks past destroyed homes.
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