Question: when did hurricane sandy hit long beach ny
Answer: Hurricane Sandy ( unofficially referred to as Superstorm Sandy ) was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season , and , at the time , was the second - costliest hurricane in United States history ; as of 2017 it has fallen to fourth , with Hurricanes Maria ( 2017 ) , Katrina ( 2005 ) , and Harvey ( 2017 ) having cost more in damage than Sandy .