Photographs by Alice Proujansky
Sandy pummeled New York's iconic seaside neighborhood, home to the historic Cyclone wooden roller coaster, the New York Aquarium and Nathan's Famous. But actual people live here, too, and many of their homes and businesses were destroyed in the hurricane. With power still out and looters on the prowl, Coney Islanders are bracing for more days and nights of danger and uncertainty—while trying to pick up the pieces of their lives.
