▁in ▁Brig antine , ▁though ▁initial ▁reports ▁placed ▁it ▁at ▁the ▁Little ▁E gg ▁In let ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Gall ow ay ▁Township . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁h urr icane ▁to ▁make ▁land fall ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁since ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁but ▁later ▁analysis ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁H urr icane ▁Center ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁storm ▁had ▁weak ened ▁to ▁tropical ▁storm ▁status ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁made ▁its ▁second ▁land fall . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁H urr icane ▁Sand y ▁caused ▁w ides p read ▁damage ▁and ▁flo oding ▁to ▁the ▁town ship , ▁dam aging ▁roughly ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁homes , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁Myst ic ▁Island ▁section . ▁On ▁the ▁one - year ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁storm , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Governor ▁Chris ▁Christ ie ▁visited ▁the ▁town ship ' s ▁Community ▁Center ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁both ▁the ▁re open ing ▁of ▁the ▁storm - dam aged ▁building ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁recovery ▁efforts ▁from ▁the ▁storm . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ship ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁ 7 3 . 0 5 3 ▁square ▁miles ▁( 1 8 9 . 2 0 6   km 2 ), ▁including ▁ 4 7 . 3 6 8 ▁square ▁miles ▁( 1 2 2 . 6 8 2   km 2 ) ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁ 2 5 . 6 8