When Superstorm Sandy ravaged New York on October 29, 2012, Oakwood Beach ... In the background, a construction crew helps demolish ruined homes, now vacant. Andrew Burton / Getty Images In ...

Employees toss out damaged goods from an Acme supermarket into a dumpster following Superstorm Sandy on Nov. 5, 2012, in Long Beach Township ... skyline looms in the background.

The stretch of sand, which came to existence in the 1970s and was known as Battery Park Beach, neared the tip of Manhattan with the Twin Towers looming in the background. Suellen Epstein ...

Union Beach: Veteran's home had fatal Sandy flaws. This 9/11 charity fixed it for free It has been a long road back for Jon and Meridith Zois, who wore down from seeing images of their battered ...

The 7,405 square-foot beach house the odds in 2012, when Superstorm Sandy destroyed more than 60 homes around it. Nicknamed the “Mantoloking Miracle,” the Barnegat Lane house was the last ...

If you’re hoping for plenty of beach time, though, you won’t be disappointed. Galveston Island (the barrier island where the city of Galveston is located) boasts 32 miles of sandy shoreline.