Overview
- An 85-year-old man was struck and killed by a falling tree in Forest Park, Queens, with police responding to a 911 call shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday night and confirming his death at the scene.
- New York City Parks logged more than 250 reports of downed trees across the five boroughs following the fast-moving storms that brought high gusts and heavy rain.
- Con Edison recorded over 10,000 customer outages at the storm’s peak and crews were still restoring service the following morning to thousands of households.
- First responders rescued two people from the water in Brooklyn and Queens during the storms and emergency officials warned residents to avoid downed wires and seek higher ground during heavy rain.
- Authorities have not yet determined whether the storm directly caused the tree to fall and the NYPD said the fatality remains under investigation while municipal crews clear hazards and assess damage.