Summer after Sandy: See what's rebuilt, what isn't

The images taken in the immediate aftermath of superstorm Sandy stand as a reminder of the deadliest and most destructive storm to hit the East Coast in years.

As summer quickly approaches, some areas of Long Island have made a complete recovery while others still have a long way to go.

From Long Beach to Montauk, reactions from business owners and residents are a mixed sense of hope for the future and concern that a storm like Sandy will strike again.

“We just need to realize that Mother Nature will do what she wants,” said Chuck Maler, a Center Moriches resident and carpenter who is still helping his neighbors rebuild their homes. “We just need to be smarter when preparing for the next storm to hit.”

In this interactive project, see photos taken within days of the storm and in the same spot six months later, and learn how the people who live and work there feel about summer on Long Island in the wake of Sandy.