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With cell service spotty, across NYC residents cluster around closed Starbucks for Wi-Fi

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• Babylon Fire Department on Long Island braves fire AND chest deep water.
• Dog rescued from the flood by firefighters.
• FDNY inflatable boats travel along 14th street towards the East River on a rescue mission in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. - AP/Louis Lanzano
• Medical workers assist a patient into an ambulance during an evacuation of New York University’s TischHospital. - AP/John Minchillo
• Firefighters work at the scene of a house fire in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Lindenhurst, N.Y - AP/Jason DeCrow
• Manasquan firefighter Sean Price wades through chest-high water to rescue trapped residents from a home under water. 
• Firefighters search for people trapped in cars near 14th St. and Ave. C in Manhattan.

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The Coast Guard has just released these photos of the HMS Bounty replica sinking off the coast of North Carolina. Another casualty of Hurricane Sandy. Of the 16 crew members, 14 are still alive, one is in critical condition and unresponsive and the captain has not been found. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewski)

Nothing remains of the Atlantic City Boardwalk except splintered wood and concrete support pylons.

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Mother Nature apologizes for Sandy’s wrath with an amazing double rainbow display over New York.

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David Blaine stands in the remains of the collapsed streets outside his studio.