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Slammed by Sandy: Queens Hit Hard by Storm of the 21st Century

Photo 1: An emergency flare alerts drivers to stop before a fallen tree on Cooper Avenue between Metropolitan Avenue and 88th Street in Glendale. Photo 2: Low-lying areas of Flushing, such as Northern Boulevard near Citi Field, experienced flooding and rain before Hurricane Sandy made her approach on Monday, Oct. 29. Photo 3: The deck at Vetro by the Bay on the Shellbank Basin in Howard Beach was disheveled by Sandy’s storm surge. Photo 4: Sandy’s powerful winds brought down a large tree onto a car parked on 49th Avenue near 66th Street in Woodside. Photo 5: Woodhaven residents assess the damage caused by trees that fell atop a home on Woodhaven Boulevard. Photo 6: Debris from flooding on Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach littered the ground as well as a broken fence. Photo 7: The roots of a large street tre completely destroyed a sidewalk on 68th Street near Central Avenue in Glendale. Photo 8: Another giant tree was felled during the storm at Ridgewood’s Grover Cleveland Park.