Brooklyn and Queens were hit especially hard as soaking storms caused flash flooding and other damage across New York City on Sunday night into Monday, Report informs via ABC News.
In Brooklyn, heavy rain turned Neptune Avenue in Coney Island into a river and there was also serious flash flooding along East 28th Street in Sheepshead Bay.
Part of the Belt Parkway had to be completely shut down due to standing water at one point on Monday.
The Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 6 a.m. local time Tuesday.
“There is no time to prepare for it, it is something that comes up unexpectedly and it can be very, very dangerous,” said Gov. Kathy Hochul.
In Queens, there were dozens of trees that came down across the borough.
While people there were spared most of the flooding, they say the holiday weekend feels like a distant memory as they dig out from under the storm’s aftermath.
Con Edison is asking customers in southeastern Queens to conserve energy while crews work to repair equipment.
The utility company has reduced voltage by 8% in the area while repairs are underway.
Turmoil continued elsewhere across the five boroughs after a tree fell on Franklin Street in the Morrisania section of the Bronx.
Fortunately, the tree didn’t fall on a person or a car, but it did take out a line, cutting off power to a building.
“No lights in the building. The hallway is dark as hell,” said resident Norma Pigott, who lost power. “We don’t have no cable. We don’t have no light. We don’t have nothing.”
Con Edison said there were more than 1,200 customers without power across the city by Monday afternoon.
