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Tropical Storm Isaias Rips Through Astoria: Photos

See how Tropical Storm Isaias made its mark on Astoria as it tore through the city Tuesday.

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A fallen tree is pictured in Astoria on Tuesday, as Tropical Storm Isaias descends on New York City.
A fallen tree is pictured in Astoria on Tuesday, as Tropical Storm Isaias descends on New York City. (Evie Hantzopoulos/Twitter)

ASTORIA, QUEENS — Tropical Storm Isaias made its mark on Astoria as it tore through the city Tuesday.

The storm's 70 mph winds managed to damage trees and completely uproot others in Astoria Park and along sidewalks throughout the neighborhood, photos and videos show.

At least 2,000 trees were knocked down or otherwise damaged across the five boroughs, Mayor Bill de Blasio told 1010 WINS in an interview Tuesday afternoon.

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In one case, it proved fatal: A man was killed in Briarwood after a tree came down on his car.

The storm also knocked out power for an estimated 200 Astoria residents, according to Con Edison's power outage map.

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As of Tuesday evening, Con Ed had not yet updated the outage map with estimates of when power would return to those households. Other areas of Queens are scheduled to get power back by 7 a.m. Wednesday.

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