The New York City Housing Authority said one of its own employees died in Brooklyn after a fallen tree struck them during the storm. The system moved slowly, letting it batter the region longer than a typical fast-moving storm, producing high winds, big waves and rain that soaked mid-Atlantic and New England states alike.
Emergency crews across those states scrambled to restore power as outages piled up and downed trees blocked streets. Officials worked to clear debris while the weather kept pounding the coastline.
For people living along the coast, the storm meant flooded roads, dark houses and the kind of wait-and-see dread that comes with watching water rise near your front door. Crews had to work in the same wind and rain that caused the outages in the first place, which slowed recovery even as the danger continued.
A storm slow enough to linger for days did in one pass what many fast-moving nor'easters take multiple hits to accomplish, cutting power and costing a life, all while never speeding up.