trees. raining down branches across new york central park. in one unfortunate case, the timing proved deadly. police say a 46-year-old man from brooklyn was killed when a large limb fell on his head as he walked through the park. just blocks north of that scene, an entire tree fell on a city bus, forcing police to close part of new york's famous fifth avenue. luckily no one was hurt there. crews were scrambling to keep up with trees falling all over the city. >> right now we have trees down at four locations, 76th street, 71st street, 69th street and 68th street. >> reporter: it made for an uglier than usual commute for new yorkers with people literally racing to get home before it got worse. >> jersey is snowing a lot more, so i figure let me go now. >> reporter: the worst of it wasn't in new jersey. some areas northwest of new york city could see more than two feet of snow. there were some brave souls out during the day. >> driving is crazy today. crazy. ridiculous. >> reporter: but by nightfall,