Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photos from around the borough, taken by Queens Chronicle contributors, our readers and even the MTA (in Brooklyn), show the damage caused by Hurricane Irene and the cleanup effort. Send your pics to us via peterm@qchron.com to be included, but be sure to put safety first!

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Photo by David Abramowitz

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

A few guys push a car onto the sidewalk on 98th Street near 161st Avenue in Howard Beach.

Photo by PJ Smith

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Richie Marion of Howard Beach takes Hurricane Irene in stride as he has a smoke outside his home at 156-44 94 St. on Sunday. No surprise: Marion said his basement was flooded.

Photo by Riyad Hasan

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Park overflowed onto parkland due to the hurricane.

Photo by Paul Ker

Residents hit shelters as Irene hits Queens; cleanup begins

The cleanup after Hurricane Irene will not be quick or easy. This is one view of the scene at 52nd Street and Skillman Avenue.

Photo by JP Sevillano

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

A fallen tree destroyed this camper on Woodhaven Boulevard near Cooper Avenue where two trees fell down.

Photo by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Residents hit shelters as Irene hits Queens; cleanup begins

The MTA released several photos of flood damage this morning, though none from Queens. This one shows the tracks on the N line at 86th Street in Brooklyn.

Photo by Terry Nusspickel

Residents hit shelters as Irene hits Queens; cleanup begins

Damage was still occurring Sunday morning. This major bough came off a tree on a side street off Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park around 9 a.m.

Photo by Steve Fisher

Residents hit shelters as Irene hits Queens

The cleanup begins, including here on 61st Road at 69th Street in Middle Village.

Photo by Tina Catapano of Ozone Park

Residents hit shelters as Irene hits Queens

Damage to a business at Crossbay Boulevard and Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park, where the the door and awning were ripped from the building.

Photo by Christine Breviario

Residents hit shelters as Irene hits Quens

The scene on 99th Street between 163rd and 164th avenues at 9 a.m. Sunday.

Photo by PJ Smith

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

A sign on the Grand Central Parkway near Springfield Boulevard on Sunday warns drivers against leaving their vehicles behind.

Photo by JP Sevillano

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Members of the Glendale Volunteer Ambulance Corps were among those ready to help residents in need.

Photo by Rosemary Ray

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

A tree falls on 85th Street in Rockwood Park, and you bet people hear it.

Photo by Riyad Hasan

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

An uprooted tree and light pole block the road at Francis Lewis Boulevard, between 73rd Avenue and Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows.

Photo by PJ Smith

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Massive trees were blown down,taking power lines with them on College Place in College Point.

Photo by Anonymous

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Some pets freaked out from the stress of the storm, including Angel of Howard Beach, who kept jumping into the bathtub. Until that is, he got some "medication" from his owner. Then he was just fine. Be assured he only got a little wine, and that his owner is a responsible animal lover who volunteers at a shelter and is well known to the Chronicle's editors. The dog was unharmed by having just a couple sips.

Photo courtesy Lindenwood Fights Back

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Another view of Venice — excuse us, Crossbay Boulevard in Howard Beach, in front of Empire Buffet.

Photo by Patricia Gatt

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

A long-neglected house in Broad Channel damaged by the hurricane was covered by the bay during high tide but reappeared later during low tide.

Photo by Patricia Gatt

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

The FDNY held a drill Sunday in Broad Channel to practice what firefighters would do if anyone went missing during a storm like Hurricane Irene.

Photo by Steve Fisher

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Tennis, anyone? Nope. At least not at Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village, where the courts were more than just a little soggy.

Photo by Patricia Gatt

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Before Irene hit, management at Vetro Restaurant and Lounge in Howard Beach borrowed a page from '80s pop band Dexy's Midnight Runners to "welcome" the storm.

Photo by Tommy Belfiore

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

A woman wades through the waters of Howard Beach.

Photo by Riyad Hasan

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

The Flushing-bound 7 Train platform at the 74th Street-Broadway station gets crowded just before subway service was shut down at noon on Saturday, in advance of the storm.

Photo by AnnMarie Costella

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

On 175th Place in St. Albans, a tree came down on the home of Shula Joseph.

Photo by AnnMarie Costella

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Don't expect smooth walking on this stretch of sidewalk on Brookville Boulevard at 149th Avenue in Rosedale, one of many sections ripped up by an uprooted tree.

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annval posted at 3:24 pm on Thu, Sep 1, 2011.

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I was born in the beach in 1924 and lived thru the hurricane of 1944 and the of the ,50. the creeks overflowed Sonnies bar the building swayed. our basement had water in it. we lived at 159-39 99th street. I left the beach in 1955 and returned in 1957 to ge tmarried. my parents moved twice in the beach and left 1969 for florida. My name is val stauder
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Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

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Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Residents hit shelters as Irene hits Queens; cleanup begins

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Residents hit shelters as Irene hits Queens; cleanup begins

Residents hit shelters as Irene hits Queens; cleanup begins

Residents hit shelters as Irene hits Queens

Residents hit shelters as Irene hits Queens

Residents hit shelters as Irene hits Quens

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

Photo gallery: Hurricane Irene and the aftermath

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annval posted at 3:24 pm on Thu, Sep 1, 2011.

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