Sandy’s devastation in NYC: From mass transit to a little carousel
Hurricane Sandy ripped its way through the northeast on Monday and left a trail of devastation so massive it will be weeks before the final toll can be calculated.
In New York City, an unprecedented 14-foot storm surge flooded streets, poured into subway tunnels and shorted out electrical circuits. Large sections of the city are without electricity and the mass transit system is out of service. Schools – and the New York Stock Exchange – were cancelled for the second day on Tuesday and again on Wednesday.
At least a dozen deaths in the region were caused by the storm, according to news reports. A woman jogging outside Prospect Park was hospitalized after being struck by a tree limb.