PHOTOS | New York recovers from Sandy
1:36 PM, Nov 5, 2012
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Rockaway residents stay warm by a fire during near freezing temperatures November 4, 2012 in the Rockaway neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

Commuters ride the F train in New York City. Allison Joyce, Getty Images

People exit a Metro-North train at Grand Central Terminal during the morning rush hour. Mario Tama, Getty Images

People aboard the F train to Queens. Allison Joyce, Getty Images

A traffic officer on 57th Street directs people to buses being used as subway shuttles. Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images

People wait in traffic as they head into Manhattan from Brooklyn. Spencer Platt, Getty Images

Commuters are packed into the F train. Allison Joyce, Getty Images

Commuters travel through the 59th Street subway station. Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images

Commuters wait at the 59th Street subway station. Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images

People walk by burnt houses on November 4, 2012 in the Rockaway neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

People walk through Grand Central Terminal as the sun rises during morning rush hour on Nov. 1 in New York City. Mario Tama, Getty Images

Commuters wait to board city buses into Manhattan at the Barclay's Center. Spencer Platt, Getty Images

Girls sit on a rock in Central Park on the first day it opened following Superstorm Sandy on November 4, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Transit supervisor Paul Rodriguez helps people board buses to Brooklyn, N.Y. Much of the subway system remained closed due to flooding from Hurricane Sandy. Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images

A police officer directs people as they wait to board city buses at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn. Spencer Platt, Getty Images

People board the NY Waterways ferry in Hoboken, N.J. Brendan Smialowski, AFP/Getty Images

People bike into Manhattan during rush hour. Spencer Platt, Getty Images

Commuters wait in traffic as they drive into Manhattan from Brooklyn. Spencer Platt, Getty Images
The New York region is struggling to find its way back from a storm that killed more than 70 people and left more than 5 million without power.