caption: In this February 2013 photo, debris is cleared in Breezy Point. Many in the neighborhood said they had been denied building permits because architects' plans didn't meet city codes or even that some old Breezy Point homes were on streets that didn't appear on official city maps. Others said they delayed building for months because they wanted first to see new federal flood maps that guide building standards.
exif: {"Image ImageDescription": "In this Feb. 23, 2013 photo, a front-end loader with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers clears debris in the burn site in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York. One hundred ten homes burned to the ground during a fire that swept across the seaside community during Superstorm Sandy and now, six months later the region is dealing with a slow and frustrating, yet often hopeful, recovery. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)", "Image Artist": "Mark Lennihan"}