--- description: Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012 near Brigantine, N.J., cutting a swath through one of the most densely populated areas in the U.S. Two years after the storm, a look back at how Sandy-ravaged areas fared in the 12 months afterwards. title: Hurricane Sandy Anniversary: How New Jersey, New York Bounced Back image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte876e7ff78af7585/6987630e55a8593503a83772/sandy_before_after_08.gif?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Disaster](/tag/disaster/) ## Disaster Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Before and After: How East Coast Bounced Back After Hurricane Sandy by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 29, 2014 10:00 AM CUT  Before: The iconic Princess Cottage, built in 1855, after being ravaged by Sandy on Nov. 21, 2012 in Union Beach, New Jersey. After: The spot where the Princess Cottage used to be on Oct. 22, 2013. Before: The iconic Princess Cottage, built in 1855, after being ravaged by Sandy on Nov. 21, 2012 in Union Beach, New Jersey. After: The spot where the Princess Cottage used to be on Oct. 22, 2013.Before: Mario Tama / Getty Images | After: Andrew Burton / Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 29, 2014 10:00 AM CUT  Before: The Monmouth Beach pavilion in New Jersey on Nov. 8, 2012, surrounded by debris caused by Superstorm Sandy. After: The Monmouth Beach pavilion on Oct. 22, 2013. Before: Allison Joyce / Getty Images | After: Andrew Burton / Getty Images  Before: The remains of burned homes in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens on Oct. 31, 2012\. After: Newly built homes and vacant lots in Breezy Point on Oct. 21, 2013. Before: Mario Tama / Getty Images | After: Andrew Burton / Getty Images  Before: Water floods an Ocean Breeze neighborhood of Staten Island on Nov. 1, 2012\. Most homes in the seaside community were inundated by the ocean surge caused by Superstorm Sandy. After: Janet Hague stands in her back yard on Oct. 17, 2013, in Ocean Breeze. Her home was heavily damaged by Sandy flood waters and after almost a year of renovations, she moved back in on Oct. 15. Before & After: John Moore / Getty Images  Before: Homes are surrounded by sand and debris in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, on Oct. 31, 2012\. After: Homes in Seaside Heights on Oct. 21, 2013. Before: Mario Tama / Getty Images | After: Andrew Burton / Getty Images  Before: Edward "Roaddawg" Manley, a volunteer at the Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Department, places a star on top of a Christmas tree on Dec. 25, 2012, in Breezy Point, Queens. After: The same section of Breezy Point on Oct. 22, 2013. Before & After: Andrew Burton / Getty Images  Before: Homes destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in Mantoloking, New Jersey, on Oct. 31, 2012\. After: An aerial view of Mantoloking on Oct. 21, 2013. Before: Mario Tama / Getty Images | After: Andrew Burton / Getty Images  Before: A man walks through a flooded street after Superstorm Sandy, on Oct. 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey. After: The same house in Little Ferry on Oct. 22, 2013. Before & After: Andrew Burton / Getty Images  Before: The iconic Princess Cottage, built in 1855, after being ravaged by Sandy on Nov. 21, 2012 in Union Beach, New Jersey. After: The spot where the Princess Cottage used to be on Oct. 22, 2013. 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