Town of Brookhaven Highway Unit member Billy Peters removes snow from a road dumped there by Nemo, the massive snowstorm that affected much of New York and the Northeast in February 2013.
A dinghy represents the variety of debris Sanitary District No. 2 workers in Nassau County dealt with in Sandy cleanup. Coincidentally, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members had recently helped defeat a proposed dissolution of the district, saving 68 jobs and assuring uninterrupted delivery of public services during nature's worst.
Woodworker John Parmiter replaces the trim on an office door at the town of Hempstead Department of Public Works building after it was flooded during Sandy.
A police escort was provided to the City of Glen Cove Unit members as their convoy heads south to Long Beach to help with Sandy cleanup efforts. Workers packed one truck with parts to repair their vehicles on the fly if necessary and not waste any time.