The storm rolled through Manhattan around sunset -which was nice because then I could still use a long shutter and get some nice colors in the picture:

I was able to snap a good pic of the laundry house while the storm was coming in:

I kicked myself after this pic. I had zoomed in earlier for a different set of pictures and never reset my camera... this would have been the winner for the night if it wasn't zoomed in. :(

So here is the best lightning picture that I took all night:

The end.