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The man killed when a tree uprooted by Tropical Storm Isaias crashed on his car in Queens has been identified as an East Harlem resident, according to cops.

Mario Siles, 60, was inside his 2014 Dodge van on 84th Drive near Smedley Avenue in Briarwood around 1 p.m. Tuesday when a large tree crashed onto the roof of the vehicle, crushing it and pinning him inside, cops said.

Siles was pronounced dead on scene.

The man was the first and only death blamed on the tropical storm.

A woman was also critically injured by a falling branch that hit her while she was walking on Dumont Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn, police sources said.

Thousands remained without power citywide Wednesday morning after the storm ripped through the region.

Bill de Blasio stands by a tree that fell during Tropical Storm Isaias.APBill de Blasio stands by a tree that fell during Tropical Storm Isaias.AP
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