Overnight weather caused trees to fall onto cars and homes across New York and New Jersey. Cleanup began Sunday after the damage. In Linden, New Jersey, a fallen tree damaged a house and tore up a garage, requiring fire department involvement. In Secaucus, part of Route 3 flooded near the Rodeway Inn, and crews pumped out water while traffic was impacted. In New York City, a large tree fell across bike lanes in Central Park. In Brownsville, Brooklyn, a tree fell on a family car, leaving the owner concerned about vehicle condition and immediate financial ability to repair it.
"In Linden, New Jersey, a fallen tree damaged Robert Goldson's house. "All we heard was- it felt like an earthquake," he said. "We seen all the trunk basically tore up my garage in the back end of my house, so basically, the fire department got it.""
"In Secaucus, New Jersey, part of Route 3 flooded near the Rodeway Inn. Crews were on scene to pump out the water. Local businesses did not appear to be affected, but traffic was impacted."
"Meanwhile, in New York City, a large tree fell across bike lanes in Central Park. Over in Brownsville, Brooklyn, a tree fell on Aaron Williams' family car. "So we don't know the nature of the vehicle and how it's going to function until the tree is removed," he said. "And I'm hurting more than anything. And I know financially at the moment, we don't have the finance to really fix this vehicle at the moment.""
"He's now thinking about how he's going to take his children to school, swim practice, and how he'll be getting his groceries."
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