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NYCHA Employee Killed by Falling Tree in Brooklyn as nor'easter Impacts Region
The storm has produced about 400 downed-tree reports and left nearly 41,000 customers without power, officials and news outlets said.
- On September 26, 56-year-old Leighton Brown, a New York City Housing Authority maintenance supervisor, died after a falling tree struck him at Cypress Hills Houses in Brooklyn during a nor'easter.
- A powerful, slow-moving nor'easter has lashed the East Coast for three consecutive days, leaving approximately 100,000 homes and businesses without power across New England and the Mid-Atlantic region.
- The New York City Parks Department received 400 downed-tree reports by September 26 evening, while four other people suffered injuries and emergency officials searched for a missing swimmer off Long Island.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani mourned Brown as "one of our own," while NYCHA stated they are "deeply saddened by this tragic loss" and extended condolences to his family and the housing community.
- The storm is expected to stall through Monday, bringing 1 to 3 inches of rain Sunday. New York Governor Kathy Hochul urged residents to avoid water, warning anyone near it is "literally gambling with their life.
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