From Coney Island to Ditmas Park, the damage Hurricane Sandy wrought on the borough was on everyone’s minds, cameras, smart phones, and anything else with a lens and shutter. Here’s an eye-popping glance at Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath taken by Brooklyn Daily’s crack team of photographers.
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Sifting through the rubble: Brooklynites tour the blanket of discarded flotsam when the storm surge that hit Coney Island receded back into the sea.
Photo by Paul Martinka
Walking on what was once water: Onlookers check out what Hurricane Sandy left behind on the Coney Island shoreline.
Photo by Paul Martinka
A blanket of sand: Up to five feet of sand could be found on Ocean Parkway by the Boardwalk.
Photo by Paul Martinka
Dirty business: Sandy dropped off tons of muck, straw, and garbage all across Coney Island, as this shot on W. 28th Street and Mermaid Avenue shows.
Photos by Paul Martinka
Sidelined: Sandy knocked this SUV onto its side as the hurricane hit Surf Avenue and W. 36th Street.
Photo by Paul Martinka
Watch your step: The Ocean Avenue bridge in Sheepshead Bay has seen better days. It was left a wreck after Hurricane Sandy barrelled across it.
Photo by Steve Solomonson
How are we going to straighten this out?: Residents on Avenue W in Bergen Beach didn’t quite know how they were going to right this wrong.
Photo by Steve Solomonson
Photographic moment: An onlooker snaps a pic of a tree that Hurricane Sandy swatted aside in Ditmas Park.
Photo by Paul Martinka
Close call: A trees narrowly missed a home on E. 18th Street near Ditmas Avenue.
Photo by Paul Martinka
Arbor avalanche: Over in Bergen Beach, Hurricane Sandy toppled over a number of trees, including this one outside the Malone Community Center.
