clifford la may was a building manager for alfred enterprises. in a statement the president said: >> reporter: a neighbor says clifford la may lived alone in a third floor apartment in this palisades park. he knew him only in passing but >> i believe he was a good worker. a hard worker that did his job. >> reporter: company officials say losing a valued employee is very difficult. >>> high winds this morning brought down trees and power lines in our area. one large tree landed on a car in yonkers. lee goldberg is tracking the weather. >> once the sun goes behind the buildings it is gusty and colder. that's what you'll be dealing with. a the george washington bridge is a slow go. i don't think that's because of the wind. the wind is 30 miles per hour. northwest winds still gusting hour. peak wind gusts were over 40 miles per hour. last night 55 to 58 mile-per- you can see what the peak wind gusts are like over this last hour. gusts 35 miles per hour. airport delays are significant at laguardia and j.f.k. that will be the case in the early evening.

. >> reporter: he was the building manager for alfred enterprises. in a statement from company officials this afternoon they write, we are heart broken to have lost an individual who has been a part of our daily work life for four years. he was highly regarded by all of us. a very tragic death. >> for sure. thank you very much. >>> high winds knocked down trees and power lines across our area overnight. some of the worse damage was in westchester county. >>> since then the wind gusts have died down a little bit. we have meteorologist lee goldberg outside with the forecast. >> reporter: our winds are still gusting at 30 miles per hour. it is gusty outside. it is starting to back off. the wind doesn't feel all that bad because sunshine is out. when you get in the shade and you get gusts it is biting outside. we'll see improving conditions through the evening hours. as we look downtown, this camera still bouncing around with the wind gusts over 30 miles per hour. our temperature at 5:00 a at 52 degrees. our wind gusts is 36 miles per hour. that's from l