Mayor Bloomberg Sandy Anniversary - The New York Times | Brian Harkin Photography Archive

Brian Harkin Photography Archive | Mayor Bloomberg Sandy Anniversary - The New York Times

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, left, walks and talks with city council member James S. Oddo while visiting a parks department project to build sand dunes at Crescent Beach in Staten Island, NY on Oct. 29, 2013. Bloomberg visited storm-affected sites in Staten Island, The Rockaways and Coney Island on the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, center, talks with city council members Vincent Ignizio, left, and James S. Oddo while visiting a parks department project to build sand dunes at Crescent Beach in Staten Island, NY on Oct. 29, 2013. Bloomberg visited storm-affected sites in Staten Island, The Rockaways and Coney Island on the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg visits a parks department project to build sand dunes at Crescent Beach in Staten Island, NY on Oct. 29, 2013. Bloomberg visited storm-affected sites in Staten Island, The Rockaways and Coney Island on the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg approaches a podium to give a speech near the mouth of Coney Island Creek in Brooklyn, NY on Oct. 29, 2013. Bloomberg visited storm-affected sites in Staten Island, The Rockaways and Coney Island on the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy.

Workers with the Department of Homeless Services clear sand and debris from Hurricane Sandy and other storms at Kaiser Park near Coney Island Creek in Brooklyn, NY on Oct. 29, 2013. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg visited storm-affected sites in Staten Island, The Rockaways and Coney Island on the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy.