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Hurricane Sandy Damage Amplified By Breakneck Development Of Coast

By John Rudolf, Ben Hallman, Chris Kirkham, Saki Knafo and Matt SledgeOn the night that Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast, Vinny Baccale was in his Staten Island living room, plotting a last-minute escape and regretting not evacuating, when his kids shouted to him from another room. Their neighbor was outside, trying to start his car in the rising water.As Baccale stepped to his window, a six-foot wave swept down his block and over the man’s car, propelling it down the dark street.

 

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