Commuters dodge high wind and heavy rain during a thunderstorm in midtown Manhattan, in New York July 18, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]

Residents stand over vehicles which were submerged in a parking structure in the financial district of Lower Manhattan, New York Oct 30, 2012. The southern tip of Manhattan where Wall Street and the NYSE are located lost power on Monday after being buffetted by Sandy, the worst storm to hit New York since at least 1938. [Photo/Agencies]