Worse, subway tunnels were flooded and dozens of houses in Breezy Point were on fire.
About 100 homes were razed by fires at Breezy Point in the borough of Queens.
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The biggest, in the Breezy Point section of Queens, burned more than 80 homes overnight.
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Upon finding a lost dog in Breezy Point, Ann Lewis set up a page for the pup.
Because Breezy Point hadn't been hit by a storm of Sandy's magnitude for decades, piping-plover habitat there had shrunk.
The fire that swept through Breezy Point homes presented significant challenges to firefighters.
Breezy Point, with a population of about 4, 000, was built as a private community of summer bungalows in the early 20th century.
Mr. Greenberg's daughter, Jane O'Meara, a 30-year-old newlywed, recently moved into a home with her husband near the shore in Breezy Point.
The Brighton Beach area is sheltered from treacherous tides by the natural barriers of Breezy Point, in Queens, and Sandy Hook, N.
At Breezy Point, the difference this year is that so much of the fenced area appears to be high-quality breeding habitat, Mr. Avrin explained.
Matthew Petronis, a Breezy Point resident and Catholic University of America Student , has set up an online campaign to help his community.
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In recent years, Breezy Point has seen between 10 and 15 plover nests each year, with about four eggs per nest and one fledged chick.
Breezy Point in Queens was the scene of horrific destruction by fire in the teeth of the storm, with as many as 100 homes destroyed.
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But we had nothing like the horrendous fires of Breezy Point, the flooding of Staten Island, the back wash that turned the streets of Hoboken, N.
How surreal it has been to see the images of destruction bustling streets underwater, cascades draining into Ground Zero, a reported 80 homes in Breezy Point in flames.
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Breezy Point residents say the area's commitment to rebuild is rooted in the identities of a gated community like theirs or a growing beach community such as the Rockaways.
People from Breezy Point, the Rockaways, Staten Island and other affected areas brought photos to a weekend event hosted by the School of Visual Art of New York.
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Despite the comprehensive plan for Breezy Point, and the FEMA standards, what seems to be developing is an ad hoc approach, as each family make its own financial decisions.
At Breezy Point, some of the restrictions include a ban on ATVs on federally protected land from March 15 through August, and no picnicking, kite-flying or ball-playing near the nests.
Thomas and Powers have a specific target in mind this morning, a man named Bob who they believe has been illegally catching striped bass off Breezy Point for many months.
"Out there" is Breezy Point, the westernmost part of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens, a fish-rich stretch of water that's the unofficial separation of the Atlantic from the harbor of New York.
Secretary Donovan will visit public housing developments in the Rockaways and tour Breezy Point, New York, to hear from state and local officials and see first-hand the damage and recovery efforts there.
Residents are "deeply concerned" about what it would mean for Breezy Point if some elevate their homes while others don't, said Jonathan Gaska, chairman of Community Board 14, which covers both of those communities.
It produced destruction on a different scale than that seen in neighborhoods such as Breezy Point, the Rockaway Peninsula enclave where a fire ravaged dozens of homes and flooding knocked bungalows off their foundations.
Later in the day, the Administrator will visit the communities of Rockaway, Broad Channel and Breezy Point in Queens, NY, to meet with FEMA staff working on-the-ground to register disaster survivors for financial assistance.
After a fire during Sandy destroyed her home and 125 others in Breezy Point, Ms. Lepera and her neighbors have been told they must elevate their homes when they rebuild in her case by 7 feet.
Breezy Point is working with the city's Office of Housing Recovery to possibly create a comprehensive plan for rebuilding, which would include several pre-approved prototype homes that residents could rebuild without going through the lengthy permitting process.
Eighty homes in Breezy Point burned down.
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The area covered by Breezy Point's ZIP Code had the largest percentage of New York City households that received a Sandy-related disaster loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration, which are used for long-term rebuilding, including elevating homes.
While some residents of Staten Island have said they planned to take advantage of government buyouts of their flood-prone properties, most of the city's coastal residents from Breezy Point to Rockaway Beach have indicated they will stay at the shore.
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