Collection: Hurricane Sandy New York

Freeport, N.Y., July 30, 2014—New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (center) and Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray appeared at a home devastated by Hurricane Sandy to announce a new home elevation program. New York State will provide up to $300 million in new funding to elevate more than 6,000 Long Island homes that lie in the 100-year flood plain to prevent damage from future storms. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

New York, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2014--FEMA, NY Office of Emergency Management and the Ad Council kick off the 11th Annual National Preparedness month in Herald Square. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

New York, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2014—Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), NY Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Ad Council kick off the 11th Annual National Preparedness month. FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate speaks with a student from the Urban Assembly School for Emergency Management. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

New York, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2014—FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate (center left) and FEMA Region II Administrator Jerome Hatfield (center right) pose with FEMA Corps and students from the Urban Assembly School for Emergency Management at the kick off the 11th Annual National Preparedness month.. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

New York, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2014— FEMA Region II Administrator Jerome Hatfield (right) takes a group photo of FEMA Corps team Otter 2 at the 11th Annual National Preparedness month. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

New York, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2014—FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate (center) and FEMA Region II Administrator Jerome Hatfield (right) speak to the media at the kickoff of the 11th Annual National Preparedness month in Herald Square. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

New York, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2014—FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate (center) and from left, FEMA Region II Administrator Jerome Hatfield, NY Office of Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph J. Esposito, American Red Cross Greater NY Region CEO Josh Lockwood and Peggy Conlon, President and CEO of the Ad Council speak at the kickoff of the 11th Annual National Preparedness month in Herald Square. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

New York, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2014—FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate (center) and from left, FEMA Region II Administrator Jerome Hatfield, NY Office of Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph J. Esposito, American Red Cross Greater NY Region CEO Josh Lockwood speak at the kickoff of the 11th Annual National Preparedness month in Herald Square. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

New York, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2014—FEMA Region II Administrator Jerome Hatfield speaks at the kickoff of the11th Annual National Preparedness month in Herald Square. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

New York, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2014— FEMA Region II Administrator Jerome Hatfield (left) and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate at the kick off of the11th Annual National Preparedness month in Herald Square. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

New York, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2014—NY Office of Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph J. Esposito speaks at the kickoff of the 11th Annual National Preparedness month in Herald Square. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

New York, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2014—FEMA Region II Administrator Jerome Hatfield (left) and American Red Cross Greater NY Region CEO Josh Lockwood at the kickoff of the the11th Annual National Preparedness month in Herald Square. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

New York, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2014 -- FEMA, NY Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Ad Council kick off the 11th Annual National Preparedness month in Herald Square. FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate speaks with students from the Urban Assembly School for Emergency Management. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Forest Hills, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2014—Joshua Batkin (left), Director for the Office of External Affairs at FEMA Headquarters and Deputy Director Stephanie Tennyson (back to camera) visit the New York Sandy Recovery Office External Affairs Team. Also attending are Lauren Lefebvre (2nd from left) External Affairs Officer with Region 2 IMAT and Don Caetano (3rd from left) Director of External Afairs for FEMA Region 2. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Forest Hills, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2014—Joshua Batkin, Director for the Office of External Affairs at FEMA Headquarters and Deputy Director Stephanie Tennyson visit the New York Sandy Recovery Office External Affairs Team. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Forest Hills, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2014—Joshua Batkin, Director for the Office of External Affairs at FEMA Headquarters and Deputy Director Stephanie Tennyson visit the New York Sandy Recovery Office External Affairs Team. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Forest Hills, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2014—Joshua Batkin, Director for the Office of External Affairs at FEMA Headquarters and Deputy Director Stephanie Tennyson visit the New York Sandy Recovery Office External Affairs Team. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Forest Hills, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2014—Joshua Batkin, Director for the Office of External Affairs at FEMA Headquarters visits the New York Sandy Recovery Office External Affairs Team. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Forest Hills, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2014—Joshua Batkin (right), Director for the Office of External Affairs at FEMA Headquarters and Deputy Director Stephanie Tennyson (2nd from right) visit the New York Sandy Recovery Office External Affairs Team. Also attending are Don Caetano (left) Director of External Afairs for FEMA Region 2 and Lauren Lefebvre (to Don's right) External Affairs Officer with Region 2 IMAT. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Forest Hills, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2014—Don Caetano (center) Director of External Afairs for FEMA Region 2 and Lauren Lefebvre (left) External Affairs Officer with Region 2 IMAT (left) visit the New York Sandy Recovery Office (SRO) External Affairs Team. Maria Quon (right) is the SRO External Affairs Officer.In the foreground left is Stephanie Tennyson Deputy External Affairs Director at FEMA Headquarters and right is Susie Webb SRO External Affairs Director. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA