Falling tree kills man, 85, walking in Queens Forest Park during thunderstorm 6%
By John Annese59%
6/7/2026, 5:03:11 AM
Topics: Nyc Crime
BS Summary: This article contains 1 faulty reasoning type, including Negativity Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 59.1% saturation with 52 hits. Analysis detected 52 faulty-reasoning hits from 88 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 21.9% and a BS Rank of 6% (20,661 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 94.40% of the article peer group.
A falling tree struck and killed an 85-year-old man walk in Forest Park in Queens during a severe thunderstorm, cops said Sunday.
The man was walking in the park near Union Turnpike and Woodhaven Blvd. when the tree struck him about 6:25 p.m.
Saturday, cops said.
He died at the scene.
The victim’s name was not immediately released.
The storm's powerful wind knocked down trees in Queens and the Bronx, and caused flight delays Saturday night.
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