Four years ago on Oct. 29, 2012 Superstorm Sandy crashed on our nation's east coast beaches and has caused almost irreversible changes. Recovery will never come to the Staten Island neighborhood, Oakwood Beach which was improbably built on a salt marsh and state officials concluded it would be unwise to rebuild in a place with little to no protection from the ocean. Under a state buyout program, 196 homes have been demolished and another 103 are scheduled. In Mantoloking, New Jersey, we see 521 homes demolished. In Seaside Heights, officials are still planning to rebuild an amusement park that had its roller coaster washed away during the storm. In Breezy Point, Some have learned from the super storm and have reconstructed new homes to stand on concrete pillars or high foundations and some homes have been rebuilt entirely of concrete to better withstand pounding waves. There a Arthur Lighthall, general manager of the Breezy Point Cooperative says residents now have to climb a dozen steps to reach decks and the homes are protected by a new wall of dunes. Bob Turner, a Breezy Point resident, and Former U.S. Representative said one important thing hasn't changed by a storm referencing the people saying the are still the same.
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