<Li> Commons: Sandy images </Li> <Li> Wikinews: Sandy stories </Li> <P> New York was severely affected by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, particularly New York City, its suburbs, and Long Island . Sandy's impacts included the flooding of the New York City Subway system, of many suburban communities, and of all road tunnels entering Manhattan except the Lincoln Tunnel . The New York Stock Exchange closed for two consecutive days . Numerous homes and businesses were destroyed by fire, including over 100 homes in Breezy Point, Queens . Large parts of the city and surrounding areas lost electricity for several days . Several thousand people in midtown Manhattan were evacuated for six days due to a crane collapse at Extell's One57 . Bellevue Hospital Center and a few other large hospitals were closed and evacuated . Flooding at 140 West Street and another exchange disrupted voice and data communication in lower Manhattan . </P> <P> At least 53 people died in New York as a result of the storm . Thousands of homes and an estimated 250,000 vehicles were destroyed during the storm, and the economic losses in New York City were estimated to be roughly $19 billion with an estimated $32.8 billion required for restoration across the state . </P>

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