Nor’easter threatens East Coast live updates: Storm flooding ‘worst it’s been since Sandy:’ stunned NYPD cop

Nypost · Sep 25, 2026 · 672 words · By Kate Sheehy; Fenix Suriel; Steven Vago; Kevin Sheehan

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Nor’easter threatens East Coast live updates: Storm flooding ‘worst it’s been since Sandy:’ stunned NYPD cop See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Nor’easter threatens East Coast live updates: Storm flooding ‘worst it’s been since Sandy:’ stunned NYPD cop See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Thousands of New Yorkers are still without power as the deadly nor’easter continues to rampage along the East Coast.

Common ground

More than 17,000 people were left off the grid as of 7 p.m.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The damaged vehicle was parked at 154-29 159th Ave. in Flushing.”

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No evidence provided mentions the specific address 154-29 159th Ave. in Flushing in relation to a fallen tree.

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web search NEUTRAL — This video shows you where to find fallen tree branch to make the flute for Miss Dewitt quest in Summertime Saga.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf2SIsDMUmk

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 modes are available: Instantaneous: Break one log and the whole tree will fall.
https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/falling-tree

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web search NEUTRAL — Bay Avenue, Bay Square in Business Bay и JBR.
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Claim 2: “four portable toilets rolling across a MetLife Stadium parking lot as the nor’easter’s wicked winds tore through the Garden State.”

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Multiple independent web sources (news articles and a TikTok video) specifically report that four portable toilets rolled across a MetLife Stadium parking lot due to nor'easter winds.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the New York Giants' 102nd in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Joe Schoen and their first season under head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh spent …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Giants_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MetLife, Inc. is the holding corporation for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), better known as MetLife, and its affiliates. MetLife is among the largest global providers of insurance, an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetLife

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MetLife Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, five miles (8 km) west of New York City. Opened in 2010, it replaced Giants Stadium…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetLife_Stadium

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Claim 3: “A 1-year-old boy, 7-year-old girl and two women were injured by a falling tree in a Brooklyn playground as deadly nor’easter’s winds ripped through the Big Apple on Saturday, authorities said.”

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Claim 4: “The fishing expedition unfolded Sunday as water inundated Beach 84th Street and Beach Channel Drive.”

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Claim 5: “They were taken by medics to Maimonides Medical Center.”

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Claim 6: “The children and 40-year-old woman and 41-year-old woman were in the Kelly Park Playground in Homecrest when the tree came crashing down on them around 5:30 p.m., police said.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found after searching for this claim.

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Claim 7: “More than 17,000 people were left off the grid as of 7 p.m. Sunday night, down from 37,000 earlier in the day, according PowerOutage.us.”

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While the evidence confirms that PowerOutage.us is a real tracking service, none of the provided search results contain the specific numbers (17,000 or 37,000) or the specific timeframe (Sunday 7 p.m.) mentioned in the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Venezuelan blackouts were a series of interruptions to Venezuela's electrical service nationwide. The interruptions began on 27 August with a blackout that affected 12 states in the country a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Venezuelan_blackouts

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A series of interruptions to the nationwide electrical service of Cuba occurred during the months of February, March, October and December 2024. The blackouts began in February 2024 with power outages…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–2026_Cuba_blackouts

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In February 2021, the state of Texas suffered a major power crisis, which came about during three severe winter storms sweeping across the United States on February 10–11, 13–17 (known as Winter Storm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis

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Claim 8: “A missing Long Island swimmer who disappeared into towering waves churned by the storm off Robert Moses State Park was miraculously found safe, state police revealed Sunday.”

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Multiple independent sources, including Newsday and IBTimes UK, confirm that a swimmer who went missing at Robert Moses State Park during the nor'easter was found safe/contacted authorities.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 – July 29, 1981) was an American urban planner and public official who worked in the New York metropolitan area during the early to mid-20th century. Moses is regarded …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Moses State Park is a 875-acre (3.54 km2) state park in southern Suffolk County, New York. The park lies on the western end of Fire Island, one of the central barrier islands off the southern c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses_State_Park

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Moses State Park – Thousand Islands is a 2,322-acre (9.40 km2) state park located on Barnhart Island in the Saint Lawrence River and the adjacent mainland in the Town of Massena in St. Lawrence…
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Claim 9: “Wild photos show a massive storm-whipped tree precariously balanced on top of an SUV in Queens.”

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The evidence mentions trees falling on SUVs in Dallas and Des Moines, and a man killed by a tree in a van in Queens, but does not specifically corroborate a photo of a tree 'precariously balanced' on an SUV in Queens.

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web search NEUTRAL — The woman was pinned under the tree and had to be extricated, Dallas Fire-Rescue said. She was taken to a local hospital in serious condition.
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web search NEUTRAL — Footage of a tree falling onto the rear of an SUV on 9/14/26 at 10:53am in Des Moines.This video shows the inside of a home on Myrtle Street that had a tree fall on top of it. Tree Crashes Through Hom…
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web search NEUTRAL — A man in a car was killed by a tree during the storm.The NYPD says that Mario Siles, 60, was in a Dodge van in front of 143-28 84 Drive in the Briarwood section at about 1 p.m. when a large tree fell …
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/man-killed-by-tree-in-queens-dur…

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Claim 10: “The violent nor’easter even uncovered a 19th-century shipwreck buried under Nantucket sand... believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a New Orleans-bound schooner that crashed on nearby Miacomet Beach in 1884.”

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Multiple independent sources (CNN and others) confirm that a nor'easter uncovered a shipwreck on Nantucket believed to be the Warren Sawyer, a schooner that wrecked in 1884.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are 3,144 counties and county equivalents in the United States. The 50 states of the United States are divided into 3,007 political subdivisions of states called counties. Two hundred thirty-sev…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Shubert Theatre is a 1,600-seat theatre located at 247 College Street in New Haven, Connecticut. It is currently operated as a non-profit organization by the Columbus Association for the Performin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tisbury is a town on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. The population was 4,815 at the 2020 census. Vineyard Haven is the main village/town center of Tisbury. The two names are used interchangeably.…
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Claim 11: “The flood not only brought schools of bait fish onto what's normally dry land, but also prehistoric-looking horseshoe crabs.”

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Claim 12: “A hungry seagull swooped down to catch fish swimming along a Far Rockaway street flooded by the powerful weekend nor'easter, video taken by The Post shows.”

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Claim 13: “The baby suffered a cut to his cheek, the little girl was left with a broken arm, the 40-year-old woman had a head and wrist injury and and the 41-year-old hurt her head.”

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Claim 14: “The majority of residents affected are from Long Island’s Suffolk County, which still has more than 9,000 without power.”

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The evidence confirms that Suffolk County is on Long Island, but no provided source confirms the specific number of 9,000 residents without power during this specific storm.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Long Island is a densely populated island in southeastern New York State, extending eastward into the Atlantic Ocean. Geographically, Long Island comprises four counties: Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Nas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suffolk County ( SUF-ək) is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of New York, constituting the eastern two-thirds of Long Island. Suffolk is bordered to its west by Nassau County, to its east by G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk_County,_New_York

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shelter Island is an island town in eastern Suffolk County, New York, United States, near the eastern end of Long Island. The population was 3,253 at the time of the 2020 census.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelter_Island,_New_York

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Claim 15: “A viral online video shows Daisy the pup floating down a flooded Ocean City road in New Jersey on a kayak.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of generic definitions of 'Video' and links to video platforms, with no mention of a dog named Daisy in Ocean City, NJ.

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web search NEUTRAL — Video is an electronic medium used for the recording, copying, playback, transmitting, and display of moving visual images and pictures, with or without accompanying audio. Video technology was initia…
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web search NEUTRAL — Search millions of videos from across the web.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stream popular movies, TV shows, sports, and live TV included with Prime, and even more with add-on subscriptions. Watch anywhere, anytime.
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