Tuesday, August 4, 2020

[Updated] Tropical storm Isaias brings down tree limbs in Tompkins Square Park


[Photo by Steven]

Updated 4 p.m.: City workers have closed the Park for now. Updated 7 p.m. Most entrances were back open.

The heavy rains and winds from tropical storm Isaias brought down a number of limbs in Tompkins Square Park early this afternoon... most notably from the grand Elm near the entrance on Seventh Street and Avenue B...






[Top two photos by Steven]

... and a look at other areas of the Park...







... there were multiple other reports of downed branches around the neighbor, including behind this building on Avenue A at Fifth Street...



... and at the East River Park running track ... (thanks Wendy Rubin for this photo!)



There's also a report of a sidewalk bridge collapse with injuries on Avenue A and Third Street. Will update when more information is available.

7 comments:

Jared the NYC Tour Guide said...

These Tompkins Square Park elms are a national treasure.

Anonymous said...

The loss of the huge tree at 7th & B is devastating. Glad no one was hurt.

Anonymous said...

Is the statue of Samuel S. Cox still standing?

Greg Masters said...

I nominate Steven for a Pulitzer Prize for his steady chronicling of the neighborhood.

Anonymous said...

Saw a sidewalk bridge fell and smashed a car on 6th and C. Glad these mostly didn't hit people!

rubygirl said...

👍🏻

Anonymous said...

Poor trees :( This is really upsetting.