Jacob Riis monument still stands despite a wallop from Superstorm Sandy

A bronze bust of muckraking journalist Jacob Riis was replaced in 2010 with donations secured by members of the Aquinas Honor Society at Immaculate Conception School in Jamaica Estates. The monument miraculously withstood Superstorm Sandy.

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Photo taken by Lisa L. Colangelo/New York Daily News