TIME U.S. Disaster Before and After: How East Coast Bounced Back After Hurricane Sandy TIME Staff Oct. 29, 2014 SHARE 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.