An unidentified pedestrian strikes a pose as fallen trees lie across parked cars in the borough Queens, New York October 30, 2012. Millions of people were left reeling in the aftermath of monster storm Sandy on Tuesday as New York City. The U.S. Northeast began crawling back to normal on Wednesday after monster storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed at least 45 people in nine states with a massive storm surge and rain that caused epic flooding. Photo taken October 30, 2012. REUTERS/ Gil Cohen Magen (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) ORG XMIT: TOR407