New York City and surrounding states were hit with heavy winds and rain after a nor’easter blew through the area on Saturday, Sept. 26, into Sunday, Sept. 26, 2026. The storm brought coastal flooding and downed trees throughout the boroughs. Nearly 1,900 customers were without power, with a majority of the outages in Queens.
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Sea water rushes over the seawall and onto the pedestrian walkway just east of the Verrazano Bridge in Brooklyn on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.
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Brookville Boulevard was shut down due to flooding between 149th Avenue and Rockaway Turnpike in Queens on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.
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Rockaway Turnpike is seen here flooded in the vicinity of 1st Street after a powerful Nor’easter brought heavy wind and downpours to New York City, causing widespread flooding and bringing down trees on Saturday Sept. 26, 2026.
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Rockaway Turnpike is seen here flooded in the vicinity of 3rd Street on Sept. 26, 2026.
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Widespread flooding could be seen in Far Rockaway in Queens on Sept. 26, 2026.
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Rockaway Turnpike is seen here flooded in the vicinity of 3rd Street on Sept. 26, 2026.
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Widespread flooding could be seen in Far Rockaway in Queens on Sept. 26, 2026.
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Flood waters can be seen on Beach 69th St. in Far Rockaway, Queens on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.
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People trudge through flood waters on Beach 69th St. in Far Rockaway, Queens on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.
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A man walks through flood waters on Beach 71st St. in Far Rockaway, Queens on Sept. 26, 2026.
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Visiting nurse practitioner Suki Kang is seen here in her stalled-out Hyundai SUV on Beach 71st St. on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.
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A tow truck pulls a stranded driver out of the flood waters on Beach 71st St. in Far Rockaway, Queens on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.
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(Flooding on Beach 84th St. in Far Rockaway, Queens, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.
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A delivery worker rides through flood waters in Howard Beach on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.