Gothamist

A man was killed by a falling tree in Brooklyn as New York City responded to hundreds of reports of tree damage across the five boroughs. The incident highlights the dangers posed by the city's aging urban tree canopy during severe weather, and officials urged residents to report damaged or leaning trees.

A small farm cidery in Albany, New York, is being hit hard by President Trump's trade war with Canada, according to Gothamist. Tariffs and cross-border trade tensions are raising costs and disrupting supplies for the local business, illustrating how US-Canada trade disputes are affecting small producers far from the border.