The worst damage in New York came from a 13-foot storm surge that filled Battery Park City and streets from the South Street Seaport throughout the Lower East Side.

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At the southernmost tip of Manhattan, Battery Park was dark and deserted, as was much of Wall Street after normal working hours.

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Ms. Shin, a Brooklyn artist who has created public works for the Long Island Rail Road and a Battery Park City elementary and middle school, has designed pieces in mosaic and glass for the 63rd Street station, which will be expanded to accommodate the Second Avenue line.

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Erin Sieman and Christina Lee Stramaglia sued the 34-year-old star of "Wall Street" (1987) and "Platoon" (1986) in August on charges of battery, negligence and infliction of emotional distress.

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