Thomas Bodary, of Spring Lake, prepares to open Mayfair Boardwalk Grill on the boardwalk in Asbury Park, N.J., Sunday, May 26, 2013. The first summer season after Superstorm Sandy is underway at the Jersey shore, parts of which were devastated by the October storm. This is a brand-new Jersey Shore. While some recovery is still ongoing from Superstorm Sandy, the Jersey Shore to a very large extent has been cleaned up, rebuilt, and reopened, and it is ready for business.
Lifeguards Pete Fusca, left, and Mike Fattibena untangle safety rope while preparing their station for their first official work day on the beach, in Seaside Heights, N.J.
The owner of Rockaway Taco, Andrew Field, at his store in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York.
A family enjoys the Coney Island beach.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie poses for a photograph as he visits the boardwalk in Asbury Park, N.J.
Construction of a new boardwalk continues on the northern end of Seaside Heights, N.J.
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A crane demolishes the JetStar roller coaster more than six months after it fell into the ocean during Superstorm Sandy in Seaside Heights, N.J.
People walk past open attractions along the newly rebuilt boardwalk in Seaside Heights, N.J.
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A beach comber at Rockaway Beach in Queens.
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A destroyed home remains more than six months after Superstorm Sandy near Mantoloking, N.J.
A woman lays on a bench along the boardwalk in Coney Island.
