James Barron's New York Times article about the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy discusses the effects of the storm on New York, surrounding states.  Specifically, the article cites the damage the storm inflicted upon transportation infrastructures, residents, and businesses in the New York area, and in the reach of the storm damage beyond the city and state. Barron brings up examples of politcal actors and their roles in addressing people and places affected by water damage, on a national and local level, and relatively objectively discusses their involvement in the storm cleanup. Also, this article compares the effect on New York to other natural disasters that have occured in the past (a blizzard in 1888, WWII, etc.) and manifestations of diaster: subway shut downs, utility crews, hospital evacuations, losses and cost of repairs, cultural event cancellations.