Panetta family gathers with family to watch home restoration . Family had tried to restore home but ran into problems with insurance money , building costs . They still remain committed to bringing a new house to their plot of land . And we will rebuild this house because we have so many Christmases and birthdays and memories here , '' Karen Panetta said in December , standing in a shell that was once their living room . They have lived for years on an island in Jamaica Bay that was hit by Superstorm Sandy .
Panetta family gathers with family to watch home restoration . Family had tried to restore home but ran into problems with insurance money , building costs . They still remain committed to bringing a new house to their plot of land . They have lived for years on an island in Jamaica Bay that was hit by Superstorm Sandy .