{"id":239232,"date":"2026-05-21T12:49:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/239232\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:49:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:49:45","slug":"storm-brings-down-trees-causes-flooding-in-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/239232\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm brings down trees, causes flooding in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">GRAVESEND, Brooklyn (PIX11) \u2014 At Kings Highway and Avenue S, a massive tree toppled from the sidewalk, uprooted, and fell across the walkway and into the bike lanes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As of early Thursday morning, the street remains closed to vehicular traffic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:More Local News;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;More Local News&quot;}\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cars are having to make U-turns and head back down the street as people start making their way to school and work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">People were wading through the flood waters, nearly up to their knees, in Bushwick, Brooklyn, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The MTA had to suspend service on parts of the F and J subway lines, and the storm also brought down trees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;More&quot;}\"> More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On West 11th Street in Brooklyn, cars were forced to drive around large branches in the roadway as downed trees were reported throughout the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Winds were reported to have gusted over 30 miles an hour at times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thousands across the tri-state were without power at the height of Wednesday\u2019s storm. Things are now appearing to be returning to normal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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