Crime & Safety
Tree Falls On Bed-Stuy Home, Crushes Bathroom: FDNY, Report
A tree fell on a Bed-Stuy residence Monday morning, completely destroying a bedroom wall and bathroom, according to the FDNY and a report.
BED-STUY, NY — A tree fell on a Bed-Stuy home Monday morning, crushing a bathroom and bedroom wall, according to FDNY and News12.
No one was injured when the tree smashed into a house on Halsey Street between Marcy and Nostrand avenues Monday about 6:50 a.m., according to the FDNY.
Authorities cleared the tree within a half hour, according to the FDNY.
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The tree left the Bed-Stuy home a wreck — it smashed through a bathroom on the second floor and demolished the wall of a first-floor bedroom, News12 reported.
A major weekend storm was expected to linger across New York City Monday, bringing more heavy rain, wind and flooding, forecasters warned.
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Wind gusts up to 36 mph could hit the city, and rain was expected to persist throughout Monday, according to the forecast.
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