Gisele Regatao

Sandy impacted the lives of thousands of people a year ago today. For Lambros Vlachakis, it’s around 5pm that he thinks about it the most. That’s when he hops in his truck and drives from his rental in Toms River across the bridge, to Seaside Heights, New Jersey. He pulls up to the empty gravel lot where his home sat before Sandy damaged it beyond repair.

A great grandmother tries to calm a boy's fears about storms.

Thousands of people's lives and daily routines have radically changed as a result of Sandy. Judy Hickerson lived with her husband in Waretown, New Jersey, and she had the maximum amount of flood insurance. But a year after Sandy, she’s still spending her Friday mornings dreaming of the day things will return to normal.

The impact of Sandy is still being felt by thousands of people, a year later. The Department of Sanitation estimates it collected about 434,740 tons of storm debris citywide. 

Bill Owens and his family essentially lost their house during Sandy. But what he really misses are the family Sunday night dinners.

Life changed for thousands in our region almost a year ago when Sandy blew in. For Raul Romero, a resident of Rockaway Beach, that change is most evident every morning when he boards the Sea-Streak Ferry for his morning commute.

Students say things have returned back to normal, as much as they can.

An artist who is revered by collectors has a new show in town.

There are thousands of artists is New York City. Some are famous internationally. Others are scratching out a living while perfecting their craft.  WNYC is bringing a few of them to the spotlight, in their own voices. Jenn Rogien designs costumes for some of today's most popular television shows, including Netflix's "Orange is the New Black" and HBO's "Girls."

"Don't get me wrong, he's a master of self promotion and marketing, but Banksy is all hype. I'm going to check out the Robert Indiana exhibit at the Whitney." -Melinda Woehrle

Pop star Madonna's pointy corsets are now museum material. They are part of French designer Jean Paul Gaultier's new show at the Brooklyn Museum.

Crime is low and rents are high in New York, but graffiti is back.

Rockaway resident John Cori says the loss of the beloved boardwalk is a daily reminder of the storm and how far the area has to go. As someone who used to work at the World Trade Cent...

Before Steve Jobs and Apple, there was Norman Bel Geddes. The work of the designer who shaped everything from Broadway shows to cocktail shakers to freeways from the 1920s to the 19...

There are thousands of artists in New York City. Some are famous internationally, while others are scratching out a living while perfecting their craft in basements or on stage. WNYC is bringing a few of them to the spotlight, in their own voices.

"I'm just going to walk around and eat," said Lee Hernandez, newsroom producer, on this weekend's Smorgasburg food festival in Williamsburg and DUMBO.

The portraits that defined American culture for 80 years are on display in a new show.

The 60-year-old Philharmonic faces an uncertain future: the website has been offline for months and its music director is no longer with the orchestra. Can Brooklyn be a home to classical music?

Ten years after Mayor Michael Bloomberg banned smoking in New York City bars and restaurants, diners are puffing away again. But now, they are "vaping," or smoking e-cigarettes. 

The show that introduced Americans to cubism and changed modern art is back, partly, 100 years later.