The storms left debris scattered across multiple New Jersey Transit tracks near Hoboken Terminal and a tree came down on overhead wires near Broad Street in Red Bank.
Some service still remained suspended on Saturday morning, including the Morris and Essex, Gladstone Branch, Montclair-Boonton, and North Jersey Coast Lines.
The storm damage has caused at least one city in New Jersey to cancel its Fourth of July parade.
The city of Plainfield announced it was canceling the parade "out of an abundance of caution and to allow city personnel to focus on public safety and storm recovery operations."
However, Plainfield officials said the Fourth of July concert and fireworks are still scheduled to proceed as planned.
Meanwhile crews are working to restore power to customers. There are nearly 180,000 reported outages in New Jersey alone on Saturday morning.
"Last night's storms caused severe damage across many parts of New Jersey," Gov. Mikie Sherrill said on social media. "Many people are without power. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities is coordinating with utility companies to help restore power as quickly and safely as possible."
Meanwhile in New York City, the parks department said they have received nearly 950 reports of damaged or fallen trees.
Nearly 300 of those reported downed trees are in Brooklyn, but officials say many of the reports may be duplicates.
Officials with the parks department said they are working to clear fallen trees as quickly as possible.
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