Fires raging in Breezy Point light up the night sky over Rockaway Park in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. October 30, 2012.

Stephen Malloy, of Rockaway Park smokes a cigarrette in the living room of his flood damaged home on 101st Street. November 2, 2012.

Fletcher Harris, of Rockaway Park, warms himself by a flaming oil barrel on 115th Street. October 31, 2012.

Rockaway Park residents on Beach 115th Street. March 29, 2013.

Rockaway Park residents in front of a row of homes and businesses destroyed by fire during the storm. October 31, 2012.

Residents march on the beach during the "Walk a Mile in Our Shoes" protest, demanding hurricane relief funds be passed by Congress. January 12, 2013.

Occupy Sandy volunteers bring canned food to a makeshift relief center on Beach 113th Street. November 1, 2012.

Lina Plantilla, center, thanks a neighbor for saving her car during the hurricane. October 31, 2012.

Ninth grade students wrestle with each other on Rockaway Beach after the first day back in school. January 11, 2013.

Parks department workers shovel sand from a buried playground near the beach. January 23, 2013.

Drywall is torn away to prevent mold from growing in the home of Heather Kramer on Beach 112th Street.

An Occupy Sandy volunteer removes his muddy boots in the local community center. January 11, 2013.

Eric Guillermo in the flood damaged basement of his home. November 1, 2012.

A cross hanging in the room of Samuel Montalvo, with the high water line on the wall. November 1, 2012.

Denise Ortega reacts to seeing her destroyed Rockaway Park home for the first time. November 1, 2012.

FEMA generators help restore power to parts of Rockaway Park, weeks after Hurricane Sandy hit. November 14, 2012.

U.S. Navy sailors load a truck onto a landing craft after spending the day assisting homeowners with clearing sand and debris. November 2, 2012.

A religious statue swept away by floodwaters and left in a bush near Rockaway Beach. November 20, 2012.

Jesus Juarez Reyes, with his son Bryan, wait near a volunteer hurricane relief center for donated food for dinner. November 1, 2012.

An excavator on the north shore of Rockaway Park, with lower Manhattan in the background at sunset. March 29, 2013.