The worst of it lasted for only about five minutes, but a tornado ripped through my Park Slope neighborhood (and other parts of NYC) late this afternoon as the skies suddenly went black. I didn’t see EMTs attending to anyone, but there are already a number of serious injuries and one death reported. There was significant property damage as trees were uprooted and stores and cars had windows shattered. Sorry for the quality of the pictures I took with my cell phone, but it’s the only camera I had with me. If you’re in the area, please be careful while walking. Other trees and posts may be on the verge of falling.
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Firefighters clear the area around Brooklyn Industries on 7th Avenue and 9th Street. Two huge windows were blown in.

A large tree felled between 7th and 8th Avenues.

Trees that were downed on 6th Avenue, between 9th and 12th Streets.