The photographs on this site come from Wikimedia Commons and Pexels. Pexels photographs are used under the Pexels licence. The Wikimedia Commons photographs are listed below with the photographer and the licence each is used under. Some have been cropped or lightened. Unless a caption names a place in Queens, a photograph is an example of the kind of damage or work described, not a picture of a particular home.
Wikimedia Commons photographs
Inside a flood-damaged house: the walls opened to the studs below the water line around a white staircase: photograph by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Attached brick row houses with bay fronts on a tree-lined street in the Forest-Norman Historic District, Ridgewood, Queens: photograph by Rublov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A pump hose running down the steps into a flooded cellar: photograph by Lukas Raich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
Floodwater filling a tree-lined residential street in Howard Beach, Queens, after Hurricane Sandy: photograph by Pamela Andrade, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
Muddy floodwater standing inside an open cellar doorway in a stone foundation: photograph by B137, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Dark mold spreading over the walls and ceiling of a bedroom after a flood: photograph by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Dark mold growing up the corner of a white room beside a window: photograph by שי אבידן, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Water and storm debris across a residential street of houses in Howard Beach, Queens: photograph by Pamela Andrade, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
A sump pump standing in its pit in a basement floor, with its discharge pipe and water lines beside it: photograph by Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A dehumidifier running beside a pillar on a water-damaged wood floor, with floorboards lifted at its base: photograph by Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Floodwater standing in a Howard Beach street outside a garage and a brick house after Hurricane Sandy: photograph by Pamela Andrade, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
Water spread across a floor outside a pair of basement doors, with a caution sign by the stairs: photograph by langsdalelibrary, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
Pump hoses laid out across a yard toward apartment buildings after Hurricane Sandy: photograph by Sgt. Caleb Gomez, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Floodwater around white houses in Howard Beach, Queens, with a wooden deck torn loose after Hurricane Sandy: photograph by Pamela Andrade, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
A flooded corner of a residential street in Howard Beach, Queens, after Hurricane Sandy: photograph by Pamela Andrade, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
A flooded kitchen with the lower walls and flooring torn out below the cabinets: photograph by Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Wood floorboards buckled by water, with a dehumidifier running in the background: photograph by Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A dehumidifier on wheels drying a hallway with a water-damaged wood floor: photograph by Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A gutted ground floor with the walls opened to the studs and a bare concrete floor: photograph by Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Wood floorboards lifted and buckled by water in a bright room: photograph by Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A water stain and a crack where a textured ceiling meets the wall: photograph by Ed! (Photography Gallery), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Mud and debris across the floor of a basement corridor after floodwater drained away: photograph by National Park Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
A white plastic drain pipe under a sink with water dripping from its joint: photograph by Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
Ruined furniture and belongings piled at the curb in front of a brick house after a flood: photograph by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Water-soaked, moldy furniture in a living room after a flood: photograph by King Prince, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Mold spreading across the ceiling of a room with a ceiling fan and tall windows: photograph by Infrogmation, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Black mold growing along the bottom edge of a damp wall: photograph by Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
A dust mask hanging in the doorway of a gutted, water-damaged room: photograph by Karen Apricot, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Gray mold spotting a white wall from floor to ceiling in a damp room: photograph by שי אבידן, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Black mold climbing a hallway wall toward a doorway after a flood: photograph by Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
A moisture meter pressed against a concrete block wall: photograph by Etan J. Tal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Mold on the walls and furniture of a flooded living room, with a standing fan: photograph by King Prince, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A ceiling torn open with drywall paper hanging down after water came through from above: photograph by Johann H. Addicks, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A large tree fallen across a sidewalk beside a white fence in Howard Beach, Queens, after Hurricane Sandy: photograph by Pamela Andrade, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
Water stains spreading across the ceiling tiles of a paneled room: photograph by Preservation Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
A fallen tree branch lying along a city sidewalk: photograph by JoeInQueens, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
A tree pulled up by its roots beside a white picket fence in front of a house in Howard Beach, Queens: photograph by Pamela Andrade, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
A house in Howard Beach, Queens, with its foundation wall broken open after Hurricane Sandy: photograph by Pamela Andrade, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
A downspout emptying rainwater onto the pavement beside a brick wall: photograph by Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A sump pump sitting in its pit in a basement floor: photograph by Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Attached brick houses at Newtown Avenue and 29th Street in Astoria, Queens: photograph by Sam, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A tree-lined residential street in the Ditmars area of Astoria, Queens: photograph by Atomox, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Mold on the walls of a flood-damaged bathroom: photograph by Jeramey Jannene, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A quiet Bayside street with brick houses, lawns and tall trees: photograph by Drenched, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Two-story brick houses with lawns and trees on a wide residential street in eastern Queens: photograph by Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons_01.jpg).
A wide Corona intersection on a rainy day, with wet pavement and apartment buildings: photograph by Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons_03.jpg).
An older white frame house with a deep front porch in Corona, Queens: photograph by Peter Greenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Apartment buildings beside a wide road in central Queens: photograph by Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons_17_-_Sherwood_Village.jpg).
Apartment buildings and trees along Cherry Avenue in Flushing, Queens: photograph by Raman Patel, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Detached houses with small lawns on a residential street in eastern Queens: photograph by Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons_01.jpg).
A curving street of houses under autumn trees in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens: photograph by Joe Shlabotnik, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
A Tudor-style house on a tree-lined street in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens: photograph by Complicated, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Storm debris piled in front of a brick house in Howard Beach, Queens, after Hurricane Sandy: photograph by Pamela Andrade, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
Houses beside the water in Howard Beach, Queens, with a deck broken loose after Hurricane Sandy: photograph by Pamela Andrade, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
A large box fan set in an old basement window: photograph by Bart Everson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Garden apartment buildings around a landscaped courtyard in Queens: photograph by Ichwan Palongengi, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The stone gatehouse at the entrance to Jamaica Estates, Queens: photograph by David Shankbone (talk · contribs), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Detached houses with lawns and driveways at 169th Street and 81st Avenue in Queens: photograph by Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons_02.jpg).
Apartment towers on the Long Island City waterfront at dusk, seen across the East River: photograph by King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Newer apartment buildings and a tower behind older buildings in Long Island City: photograph by Kidfly182, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A tree-lined street of houses in Richmond Hill, Queens, on a sunny day: photograph by Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons_013.jpg).
Older frame houses behind street trees on a Richmond Hill block: photograph by Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons_014.jpg).
A Ridgewood street lined with attached three-story brick buildings and street trees: photograph by ALT55 (Victor M), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A row of attached yellow-brick buildings with stoops and awnings in Ridgewood, Queens: photograph by ALT55 (Victor M), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A stucco bungalow with an arched porch in the Rockaways, Queens: photograph by Peter Greenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A row of bungalows with porches on a narrow street in the Rockaways: photograph by Peter Greenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A beach house wrecked by Hurricane Sandy’s surge in the Rockaways, Queens: photograph by Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Tudor-style houses under tall trees in Addisleigh Park, St. Albans, Queens: photograph by Peter Greenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Attached brownstone row houses with stoops on a sunny Queens street: photograph by Kidfly182, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A two-story house on a corner lot in eastern Queens: photograph by Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons_01.jpg).
A flooded utility room with ruined belongings and mold on the walls: photograph by Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
A gutted hallway in a flood-damaged house, with doors open into stripped rooms: photograph by Karen Apricot, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.