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A Year After Sandy: A Look at the Top Restaurant Stories

To mark the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, here's a roundup of Sandy-related restaurant stories from the last 12 months on Eater, arranged in chronological order. Below, you'll find photos and links to Eater posts, as well as videos about how restaurants were affected by the storm, including all five installments of The Sandy Chronicles:

For a complete look back at all of Eater's Hurricane Sandy coverage, click here.

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The Ultimate Hurricane Sandy Dining Guide to NYC

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New York Restaurants 'Hunker Down' for Sandy

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Post-Apocalypse South Street Seaport Dining Intelligence

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Hurricane Sandy Damages The Odeon, Bubby's, Governor

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Chefs, Restaurateurs, and Critics React to Sandy

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Keeping Tabs on Hurricane Sandy's Restaurant Damage

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Balthazar Returns From the Storm as a Street Meat Stand

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A Look Back at the Darkened Restaurants of SoPo

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Chefs Cooking in the Dark After Hurricane Sandy

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Eight Acts of Kindness From Restaurateurs Post-Sandy

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Restaurateur Jim Chu on Staying Open During Sandy

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City Grit to Take in Chefs Displaced by Hurricane Sandy

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Here's a Pic of Danny Meyer Working in a Gym Bathroom

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River Cafe Severely Damaged by Hurricane Sandy

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Which NYC Restaurants Are Still Closed Because of Sandy?

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Eleven Madison Park to Host Governor Fundraiser

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Introducing Eater's Sandy Relief Radar

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Two Weeks After Sandy, Normalcy Far Away for Many New York Area Restaurants

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Staten Island Restaurants Rebuild After Hurricane Sandy

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A Restaurant Tour of Brighton Beach, Post-Sandy

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Cedric Vongerichten Assesses Sandy's Damage and Looks Toward a New Phase

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A Month After Sandy, Coney Island Looks to Recover

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A Look at the Bars and Restaurants of The Rockaways, One Month After Hurricane Sandy

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A Look at the Bars and Restaurants of the South Street Seaport, One Month After Hurricane Sandy


Chef Michael Russo on the Rebirth of Gargiulo's

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The Restaurants of the Financial District After Sandy


Mile End's Noah Bernamoff on Bouncing Back After Sandy

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Post-Sandy Insurance Company Stories From Restaurateurs

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A Tour of Jersey City & Hoboken Restaurants After Sandy

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The Restaurants and Bars of Red Hook After Sandy


Sohui Kim on Rebuilding The Good Fork in Red Hook

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The Restaurant Industry Lost 8,500 Jobs After Sandy

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Still Closed Post-Sandy? The Mayor's Office Wants to Help


The Sandy Chronicles Episode 1: The Road to Recovery

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Fresh Salt and Randazzo's Reopen After Sandy

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Restaurateurs: State Misled on Sandy Unemployment Bill


The Sandy Chronicles: Pulling Together, Drifting Apart

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Governor in Dumbo Will Not Reopen; McDonald OUT


The Sandy Chronicles Episode 3: Rebuilding After the Storm

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Elise Rosenberg on the Decision Not to Reopen Governor

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February: NYC Restaurants That Are Still Closed Because of Sandy

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Sandy-Affected Perry St. Is Back and Better Than Ever

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FiDi Location of Luke's Lobster Bounces Back After Sandy

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Cha Cha's Will Not Reopen After Being Damaged in Sandy

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Four Months After Sandy, Restaurant Workers Look Back


Red Hook Lobster Pound Springs Back to Life After Sandy


The Sandy Chronicles Episode 4: Taking Care of Business

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March: NYC Restaurants That Are Still Closed Because of Sandy

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Restaurants That Closed for Good Because of Sandy

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Boardwalk Location of Nathan's Famous Is Back in Action

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The Capsouto Freres Space Hits the Market


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Before and After: the New and Improved Perry St.

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May: NYC Restaurants That Are Still Closed Because of Sandy

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The Original Nathan's Famous Reopens After Sandy

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The BayHouse and Sugar Bowl Reopen In The Rockaways

Home/Made in Red Hook Reopens Tonight

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July: NYC Restaurants That Are Still Closed Because of Sandy

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Sunny's Bar in Red Hook to Reopen on August 29

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Sandy-Battered BIN no. 220 Reopens in the Seaport


The Sandy Chronicles Episode 5: Moving Forward

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Checking in on Bridge Cafe, Paris Cafe & The Water Club

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October: NYC Restaurants That Are Still Closed Because of Sandy

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Sandy-Damaged Paris Cafe to Reopen Tomorrow

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The Dining Room at The Water Club Reopens Tonight

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Sandy-Damaged Suteishi Reopens its Dining Room

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Historic Bridge Cafe to Reopen Around Valentine's Day