"Of Water, Wind and Fire"
A flag blows in the wind alongside a destroyed art print of waves as an airplane flies by overhead at the site of the Breezy Point fires in Queens, NY on Sunday November 11, 2012. With hurricane force winds and fire trucks crippled by flood waters, fires burned well through the night and produced flames reaching 50 feet, damaging or destroying over 130 homes in Breezy Point. (Mansura Khanam)
Hurricane Sandy Through the Boroughs : LES, Manhattan
"Adaptation"
A resident washes meat at a fire hydrant on Avenue D in Lower Manhattan on Friday, November 2, 2012. In high-rise buildings and housing projects throughout the area, residents were left without power and water as a result of Hurricane Sandy. (Mansura Khanam)
Hurricane Sandy Through the Boroughs : Parl Slope, Brooklyn
"That's My Car!"
A resident of Park Slope examines her car trapped by a tree on 14th Street in Brooklyn, NY on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. (Mansura Khanam)
Red Hook, Brooklyn
Hurricane Sandy Through the Boroughs : LES, Manhattan
"No Power Nights"
Police direct Traffic in Lower Manhattan on Bowery Street during the power outage as a result of Hurricane Sandy. November, 1, 2012. Mansura Khanam
Hurricane Sandy Through the Boroughs : Coney Island, Brooklyn
"Waiting in the Firehouse"
Delores and William Lehner–long-time residents of Breezy Point, Queens, NY–whose home was flooded by surge waters were taking refuge in the Roxbury Firehouse, which had become an impromptu disaster relief center. Mr. Lehner suffers from dementia, compounding the Lehner’s difficulties during the hurricane. Friday, November 9, 2012. (Mansura Khanam)
Coney Island cleanup
"Dog Walking during the Storm"
A resident of Park Slope Brooklyn walks her dog amidst a downed tree on the first night of Hurricane Sandy on Carrol Street in Brooklyn, NY on Monday, October 29, 2012. (Mansura Khanam)
The Roxbury volunteer firefighters were one of the first on the scene of the Breezy Point fires as their small truck was one of the few that was able to make it through the flood waters in Breezy Point, Queens, NY on Friday, November 9, 2012. (Mansura Khanam)
Hurricane Sandy Through the Boroughs : Breezy Point, Queens
"The House in the Road"
A home that was lifted clear off its foundation on the night of the hurricane and pushed to the middle of the road by the force of the surge in Breezy Point Queens, NY on Friday, November 16, 2012.
Hurricane Sandy Through the Boroughs : Sea Gate, Brooklyn
"House atop a Mountain of Debris"
Homes throughout Sea Gate, Brooklyn were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Saturday, November 3, 2012. (Mansura Khanam)
Hurricane Sandy Through the Boroughs : Sea Gate, Brooklyn
"Twisted by the Storm"
A flag lay twisted outside the home of Teri Liberi in SeaGate, Brooklyn, NY on Saturday, November 3, 2012. Ms. Liberi's home was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy's surge waters. (Mansura Khanam)
Hurricane Sandy Through the Boroughs : Sea Gate, Brooklyn
A home destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Sea Gate, Brooklyn, NY. Saturday, November 3, 2012. (Mansura Khanam)
Hurricane Sandy Through the Boroughs : Sea Gate, Brooklyn
Hurricane Sandy Through the Boroughs : Manhattan
"Quiet FDR"
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy large swaths of the New York City were left without power and major roadways and tunnels were closed. Pictured here is a quiet FDR with no cars on Monday, October 29, 2012. (Mansura Khanam)
Hurricane Sandy Through the Boroughs : Manhattan Bridge
"Into the Light"
During mass electrical outages and subway closures in lower Manhattan as a result of Hurricane Sandy, the Manhattan Bridge became a major pedestrian crossing with the Manhattan side completely dark and the Brooklyn side lit up. (Mansura Khanam)