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Hurricane Sandy brought to a light a lesser-known function for the popular booking app as a disaster relief tool.

Lady Liberty is having a tough time recently. The iconic landmark reopened to visitors just three days before the storm hit and now its closed again with no estimate of when it will reopen.

Although the storm initially cancelled over 5,000 flights, United will eventually receive fares for rebookings, saved costs on fuel and labor, and improved load efficiency on flights following the storm.

Airlines hardly had a chance to get back on their feet from Hurricane Sandy before they started cancelling and rescheduling flights in the northeast in anticipation for another storm tonight.

New Yorkers took their old bikes to the repair shop and rode to work -- thanks to Bloomberg push for more bike lanes -- or used Zipcar, which happily accepted empty gas tanks in return for the uptick in traffic.

Hurricane Sandy caused more widespread damage than the more-deadly 9/11 attacks, but it brought the region to a standstill in much the same way. Although parts of the museum were flooded, the fountains were unscathed in the storm.

New York City Michael Bloomberg is has spent his three terms bullishly pushing through plans that have dramatically improved the quality of life in the city -- despite whiny motorists and political factions. His ambitions will likely not stop at New York.

The inside of New York City's icon is finally open again to visitors, but they'll need to plan far ahead to get a place in line.

It’s customary for travel companies to donate during natural disasters, but many of the companies’ own employees and headquarters were affected by this storm.

Websites like this are the precise reason why the marathon was ultimately cancelled: rooms and resources can now be directed to New Yorkers still in need, even as power returns to many parts of lower Manhattan.