Photos: Hurricane damage at N.Y., N.J. amusement piers
The Casino Pier roller coaster in Seaside Heights, N.J., sits in the ocean after the pier was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. (Michael Reynolds / EPA)
An aerial photo shows the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy to the Casino Pier amusement park in Seaside Heights, N.J. (Mike Groll / Associated Press)
A man looks over the debris on the Seaside Heights, N.J., beach near Casino Pier after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the coast. (David Gard / Associated Press)
Owner Billy Major surveys the damage on the FunTown Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J., where only four rides survived Superstorm Sandy. (David Gard / Associated Press)
A car from an amusement park on the Seaside Heights, N.J., boardwalk is partly buried in the sand at Mantoloking, about eight miles to the north. (Wayne Parry / Associated Press)
Damaged rides and debris are strewn across the Keansburg Amusement Park after Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline. (Andrew Burton / Getty Images)
A damaged roller coaster sits inside Keansburg Amusement Park after Superstorm Sandy swept across the Jersey Shore. (Andrew Burton / Getty Images)
A heavily damaged carousel sits inside Keansburg Amusement Park after Superstorm Sandy swept across New Jersey. (Andrew Burton / Getty Images)
People brave high winds and blowing sand along Coney Island beach in Brooklyn as Hurricane Sandy approaches New York. (Mark Lennihan / Associated Press)
Employees of Luna Park amusement park on Coney Island work to secure the moving parts of the rides as Hurricane Sandy approaches. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
The Morey’s Piers amusement park is still standing on the beach at Wildwood, N.J., after Hurricane Sandy blew across the area. (Clem Murray / McClatchy-Tribune)