Far-Reaching Effects of Recent Storm

I snapped this photo a week or so ago. Sad to see that this old tree that stood for so long at the corner of Queens Blvd. and Ascan, in front of the church, was one of the casualties of the recent early-season snow storm. She will be missed!

Tonight's Sunset

  

First Snow

The first snow of the season provided a nice, festive frosting to Forest Hills last night...

This Would Be Bad....

Most recent NAM-WRF 4-km (10-meter wind) animation ... #Hermine CCW loop very concerning for coast ... massive! pic.twitter.com/P9eRd2Kt0v

— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) September 3, 2016

Storm Watch Begins!

Edge of the City is in storm watch mode over the Labor Day Weekend! Will try to keep readers up to date with any local news related to the storm, which, as of this time is expected to hang around just offshore through the middle of next week. The effects on the City are hard to predict at this time due to the expected path offshore. It could be dramatic, or it could be very little. Time will tell.

I shot this pic early this morning, the calm before the storm...

Lightning Strike in Forest Hills

Thanks to Carlos for sending in this amazing pic. He took it around 6 p.m. yesterday at Queens Blvd. and 70th Ave. as the lightning struck in the vicinity of Gerard Towers.

Stormy Hills

Some pics as the tropical summer storms rolled in this afternoon

And One More Rainbow for Good Luck

Thanks to Ryan for this spectacular pic...

After the storm

Some photos this evening after today's intense mid-afternoon storm. It really did feel like a small hurricane hit Forest Hills...

Photo courtesy of Peter Franks

Digging Out

Blizzard of 2016 Reader Pics

We'll be posting reader photos of the historic Great Blizzard of 2016, now officially the second biggest snowstorm since New York City began keeping records in the 1800's!

Email yours to edgeofthecity@gmail.com

Thanks to Gilda for sending in these pics of snowy, and desolate, Queens Blvd.!

And thanks to Esther for sending in this photo of a snowplow stuck last night at 72nd and 112th Streets...

Five Year Anniversary of the Forest Hills Tornado

Believe it or not, it's been five years! For those new to the neighborhood, yes, five years ago today a tornado tore through Forest Hills and surrounding neighborhoods uprooting tons of trees, destroying cars and buildings. Amazingly, no pedestrians in our neighborhood were seriously hurt, though a driver on the Grand Central Parkway was killed by a falling tree. And also amazingly, the destruction here in Forest Hills received virtually no news coverage at all by the major media outlets.

The tornado went right over my building, and I'll never quite forget the experience. In the days that followed, the National Weather Service investigated and concluded it wasn't a tornado but something called a "macroburst," a line of strong winds ahead of a storm. Well, all I can say is when I looked outside my window and saw the entire world swirling in a circle before I ran for cover, it sure looked like a freakin' tornado to me.

Vivid sky over The Hills

Captured this amazing sky Friday evening over Queens Blvd.

A Snowy Start to Spring

Local photographer Yael Adas shot these photos of the Forest Park area during yesterday's first day of Spring snowstorm: