New Yorkers Under Siege Of Superstorm Sandy

Medical workers assist a patient into an ambulance during an evacuation of New York University’s Tisch Hospital, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. The New York City hospital is moving out more than 200 patients after its backup generator failed when the power was knocked out by a superstorm. <AP Photo/John Minchillo>

An uprooted tree blocks 7th street near Avenue D in the East Village as a result of high winds from Sandy, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. <AP Photo/Louis Lanzano>

Tow cars gather outside New York University Medical Center as Hurricane Sandy made its approach in New York, the United States, Oct. 29, 2012.

A man check the situation about the hall of an apartment block in Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy made its approach in New York, the United States, Oct. 29, 2012. Sandy, the 10th hurricane this year, was considered one of the strongest storms ever to affect the U.S. east coast. <Xinhua/Shen Hong>

Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2012 shows vehicles in a flooded street in Queens Borough of New York, the United States. <Xinhua/Wang Chengyun>