Hurricane Sandy leaves her mark on central and southwestern Queens

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Photo by Michael Gannon

Hurricane Sandy leaves her mark on central and southwestern Queens

A fallen tree damages masonry and a fence on the periphery of Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village.

Photo by Michael Gannon

Hurricane Sandy leaves her mark on central and southwestern Queens

Robert LaPorta of Middle Village takes on the arduous task of clearing a fallen tree blocking the middle of 78th Street. The neighborhood sustained power outages with minimal flooding or structural damage as Hurricane Sandy pounded Queens on Sunday and Monday.

Photo by Steve Fisher

Hurricane Sandy leaves her mark on central and southwestern Queens

The subway stop for the M and R lines at Woodhaven and Queens boulevards like all others in the city, remained closed Tuesday and wednesday in the storm’s aftermath.

Photo by Steve Fisher

Hurricane Sandy leaves her mark on central and southwestern Queens

A smaller one on 72nd Street in Middle Village leans on a neighbor for support.

Photo by Steve Fisher

Hurricane Sandy leaves her mark on central and southwestern Queens

At the top, a fallen tree damages masonry and a fence on the periphery of Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village. Above, 69th Street in Maspeth remained cordoned off on Wednesday as downed power lines sat in the street.