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Hurricane Sandy Storm Damage and Recovery

Over two days on October 29 and 30, 2012, Hurricane Sandy battered New York City's coastline, damaging the city's infrastructure. The City's parks, facilities, and urban forest were all affected by this massive storm. In the wake of Sandy, NYC Parks… more.

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Over two days on October 29 and 30, 2012, Hurricane Sandy battered New York City's coastline, damaging the city's infrastructure. The City's parks, facilities, and urban forest were all affected by this massive storm. In the wake of Sandy, NYC Parks and other city, state, and federal agencies joined not-for-profit partners and tens of thousands of volunteers to begin the long recovery process.

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