Two years after Hurricane Sandy ripped through New York City, many coastal neighborhoods remain ravaged by the storm. Here, a selection of my photographs of the Rockaways—the reconstruction and the lingering damage—taken over the past year.
Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier1/15A house thrown off its foundation by Hurricane Sandy slowly sinks into the Broad Channel marsh.
Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier2/15An abandoned building at Fort Tilden beach.
Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier3/15A section of the Rockaway Beach boardwalk is rebuilt.
Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier4/15Kids play on man-made sand dunes, built to protect the Rockaways from future storms.
Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier5/15Many Rockaway hurricane victims continue to struggle with FEMA and their insurance companies nearly two years after the storm.
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Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier6/15A tree near the Fort Tilden beach in the Rockaways is permanently bent sideways.
Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier7/15The Manhattan skyline as seen from Broad Channel, Queens, an area hit especially hard by the storm.
Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier8/15Hurricane survivor Dona at her Far Rockaway rental. Her family lost their home and belongings in Hurricane Sandy and spent 10 months living in hotels and shelters.
Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier9/15A woman wades through a foot of flood water on Far Rockaway's Beach 84th Street.
Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier10/15A severely damaged Far Rockaway home.
Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier11/15Construction crews bank sand piles in an effort to protect beachfront buildings from future storms.
Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier12/15Nearly two years after the hurricane, parts of the Rockaways continue to flood.
Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier13/15Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways.
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Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier14/15An abandoned football field near Fort Tilden beach in the Rockaways.
Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier15/15Kids play on the newly rebuilt Rockaway Beach boardwalk.
