Archives November 12, 2013 by Joe Lamport, Gotham Gazette GOTHAM GAZETTE: Examining Superstorm Sandy’s Toll On Housing Like thousands of others whose lives were upended by Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012, Queens resident Grantley Hunt and his family may have escaped the storm surge, but a year later, the floodwaters’ toll on housing in New York City persists.