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Photos: Stranded by Sandy

Left homeless by the storm, scores of families have spent the year living in hotels, waiting for a place to go

October 26, 2013 4:59AM ET
Left homeless by Superstorm Sandy, Wanda Wilson stands in her temporary home, a room in the Kings Hotel in Brooklyn, Oct. 16, 2013. The hotel is still a residence for displaced Sandy victims.
Left homeless by Superstorm Sandy, Wanda Wilson stands in her temporary home, a room in the Kings Hotel in Brooklyn, Oct. 16, 2013. The hotel is still a residence for displaced Sandy victims. Katie Orlinsky for Al Jazeera America
While making a phone call, Wilson holds the door open to avoid getting locked out of the hotel.
While making a phone call, Wilson holds the door open to avoid getting locked out of the hotel. Katie Orlinsky for Al Jazeera America
The exterior of the Kings Hotel. Until early October 2013, the rent on the rooms occupied by Sandy victims there was paid by the city, but that funding has been cut.
The exterior of the Kings Hotel. Until early October 2013, the rent on the rooms occupied by Sandy victims there was paid by the city, but that funding has been cut. Katie Orlinsky for Al Jazeera America
A room key for the hotel.
A room key for the hotel. Katie Orlinsky for Al Jazeera America
Wilson enters her room. Residents say the electricity has been turned off a number of times. The hotel’s owner says that happened once, to make repairs.
Wilson enters her room. Residents say the electricity has been turned off a number of times. The hotel’s owner says that happened once, to make repairs. Katie Orlinsky for Al Jazeera America
Patricia King also lost her home in the storm. She shares a room in the Kings Hotel with her husband.
Patricia King also lost her home in the storm. She shares a room in the Kings Hotel with her husband. Katie Orlinsky for Al Jazeera America
Hotel resident and Sandy victim Regina Barnes baby-sits a friend’s daughter in her room.
Hotel resident and Sandy victim Regina Barnes baby-sits a friend’s daughter in her room. Katie Orlinsky for Al Jazeera America
A child at the hotel plays on a bed covered with a blanket donated by the city.
A child at the hotel plays on a bed covered with a blanket donated by the city. Katie Orlinsky for Al Jazeera America
Barnes and her boyfriend keep their belongings stacked in their room.
Barnes and her boyfriend keep their belongings stacked in their room. Katie Orlinsky for Al Jazeera America
Barnes’ boyfriend, Alfred Kitt, and the couple’s 1-month-old son, Keyshawn, in their room.
Barnes’ boyfriend, Alfred Kitt, and the couple’s 1-month-old son, Keyshawn, in their room. Katie Orlinsky for Al Jazeera America

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