(left) The iconic Princess Cottage, built in 1855, remained standing in Union Beach, New Jersey, after being ravaged by flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy. It's shown here on November 21, 2012. (right) The spot where the Princess Cottage used to stand. (Mario Tama; Andrew Burton/Getty)

(left) Rising water caused by Superstorm Sandy rushes into Manhattan's Carey Tunnel on October 29, 2012. (right) Cars use the Carey Tunnel on October 22, 2013. (Andrew Burton/Getty)

(left) A man walks through a flooded street after Superstorm Sandy October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey. (Andrew Burton/Getty)

(left) In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, boats littered the landscape on Grant Street in Freeport, New York, on November 2, 2012. (right) A Grant Street home on October 22, 2013. (Bruce Bennett/Getty)

(left) Flooded cars sit abandoned after Hurricane Sandy on November 2, 2012 in the Rockaway neighborhood of Queens. (right) Cars in the parking lot on October 20, 2013. (Spencer Platt/Getty)

(left) The Monmouth Beach pavilion was surrounded by debris caused by Superstorm Sandy on November 8, 2012 in Monmouth, New Jersey. (right) The Monmouth Beach pavilion on October 22, 2013. (Allison Joyce; Andrew Burton/Getty)

(left) A man walks along the heavily damaged beach on November 2, 2012 in the Rockaway neighborhood of Queens. (right) People walk down the Rockaway beach on October 23, 2013. (Spencer Platt/Getty)

(left) Boats pushed up by Hurricane Sandy lie against residences near a marina on November 2, 2012 in New York City's Staten Island. (right) A woman walks her dog near the marina on October 17, 2013. (John Moore/Getty)

(left) Homes along the barrier island sit destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in Mantoloking, New Jersey, on October 31, 2012. (right) Mantoloking on October 21, 2013. (Mario Tama; Andrew Burton/Getty)