TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2026|No. 16845
New York City · Workplace Accident

NYCHA Worker Fatally Struck by Falling Tree in Brooklyn Amidst Storm

A maintenance supervisor for NYCHA was killed when a large tree fell on him in a Brooklyn parking lot during a severe storm.

A large tree stands in a parking lot where a NYCHA worker was killed by a falling section during a storm.
A large tree stands in a parking lot where a NYCHA worker was killed by a falling section during a storm.
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NYCHA Worker Picking Up Extra Shift Killed By Falling Tree in Brooklyn Parking Lot

A restless storm brought down thousands of trees in the area, including one at the Cypress Hills Houses in East New York, Brooklyn.

BK Reader Staff about 12 hours ago

Leighton Brown was a maintenance supervisor there. He was walking by a massive tree on Saturday afternoon around 3:30 when part of it fell and hit and killed the 56-year-old. Roy Worth works in the park. "There was a guy that was jogging and must have seen him, the guy under the tree and he was like, hurry and get the cones. There's no way to survive that and they were pumping him for 15-20 minutes right there," Worth said. More on this from ABC 7 Eyewitness News.

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