Huge trees tumbled down–one in Peter Cooper Village and another across Fifth Ave. on the UES–but fortunately nobody was hurt in either incident. The FDNY had to rescue a man and woman after they drove their BMW into a flooded underpass in Central Park. A record 3.66 inches of rain fell on March 23.
Manhattan was slowly drying out early this week after being drenched by a storm that dumped a record rainfall totaling 3.66 inches, nearly double its former high of 1.66 inches, on March 23.
When combined with 45-50 mph wind gusts it created havoc across Manhattan and particularly the East Side. The...