This paper examines the socio-spatial impacts of the uneven performance of transportation systems during the “Superstorm” Sandy extreme weather event in the New York Metropolitan Area in October and November of 2012. Building out of a larger ongoing group research effort on social and spatial inequality in Sandy (see Douglas, Koslov & Klinenberg 2015; Superstorm Research Lab 2015), the paper focuses on the sociology of transportation before, during, and after the storm at three different levels of analysis: (1) how differences in organizational decision-making among major regional transportation agencies in the days (and even years) before Sandy’s arrival resulted in drastically different outcomes for the different systems; (2) how the uneven performance of transportation infrastructure during and after the storm was experienced by New Yorkers in ways that reflect varying transit needs and underlying inequalities across the city; and (3) how transportation access shaped relief and recovery efforts, including the role of bicycles and ferries and the importance of perceived proximity/accessibility in the abilities of different areas to attract and support grassroots assistance. I argue that looking at transportation infrastructure helps us to better understand how and why certain communities fared better than others. Findings are based particularly on public reports and key-informant interviews conducted following the storm, and I draw also on media coverage, maps and other spatial data, and ethnographic experience and observation during and after the event. By looking at transportation equity, the paper aims to inform a more complete picture of what happened in New York during Hurricane Sandy while emphasizing features of the case that contribute to a broader understanding of how climate change can impact large metropolitan regions with advanced urban infrastructure, complex public services, and wide variations in local outcomes.