Staten Island in particular was hit hard with Superstorm Sandy, and artist Scott LoBaido created a temporary memorial. Each one of the silhouettes represents a life that was lost during the storm.
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LoBaido wanted families to have a place to reflect, so he came up with the idea. The silhouettes are made out of wires and battery-operated LED lights. He wants people to not forget the pain suffered and the victims lost.
"Two little children - that horrible story of the two little children swept away from their mom's arms, a father and daughter. Horrible story. A married couple, a father and son that they found hugging each other - they found them. So tragic. And yet we need to keep that memory going," says LoBaido.
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Even in Sunday's inclement weather, families showed up to look at the memorial. Initially, the idea was to have the memorial up for just two days - Saturday and Sunday. Due to the weather, LoBaido has decided to keep the memorial up until Monday night for all of the families that are not able to come.