Staten Island, UNITED STATES
Frank Lettieri visits the patch of grass that used to be the house where he and his wife Mary raised...
Frank Lettieri visits the patch of grass that used to be the house where he and his wife Mary raised their five children in Oakwood Beach neighborhood in Staten Island, New York October 23, 2017. Since Superstorm Sandy swamped the New York metropolitan area five years ago, nearly 80 percent of the neighborhood’s residents have sold their homes to New York state under a program aimed at converting the area into an uninhabited buffer zone to protect against future storms. Picture taken October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Szekely