The tri-state region was saturated by storms and heavy rain on Thursday, which led to hazardous flash floods that flooded roadways, basements, and the subway, which is New York City’s lifeblood.
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Due to the crowded underground train stations during the busy evening commute, Thursday’s routine ride home from work became a nightmare.
Social media users were seen hanging to gates at the Brooklyn subway stop on 7th Avenue on Thursday night in order to deftly navigate through the murky water that filled the station entrance.
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One ingenious man chose to wear a plastic bag on his feet while walking into floodwaters at a train station in order to safeguard his shoes at all costs. Water appeared to sprinkle in through the wall tiles as passengers trudged through rushing water in a Brooklyn train station in another video.
Another video, set to Taylor Swift’s “Welcome to New York,” had people soaking their feet and gingerly navigating the flood waters while disembarking passengers climbed over station gates to avoid the flooding.
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Yesterday, water poured from the ceiling onto a Metro North Train at Grand Central Station, giving the impression that it was raining indoors.
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The Bayside Long Island Railroad station in Queens had tracks that resembled a river, with flooding almost reaching the platform. The water prompted the evacuation of a crowded train, forcing travelers to take alternate routes to their destinations.
Flooding caused the Long Island Railroad’s Port Washington Branch line to be halted in both directions near Flushing Main Street in Queens.
The only reason I did an Uber was to check the cost. During rush hour, John D. Olimpio, a Bayside resident, told NBC New York that it cost about $300 to travel home from Penn (Station).
Meanwhile, yesterday’s storms partially drowned the Clearview Expressway in Bayside, close to 207th Street. A tractor trailer with water halfway up the cab was among the several vehicles stranded in the floods, according to footage taken at the scene.
Residents were advised to vacate basement apartments and prepare for commute delays as Governor Kathy Hochul proclaimed a state of emergency for New York City and the surrounding counties as a result of the rainfall.
Following a period of intense rain and floods, the mayor of New York issued a state of emergency today and advised residents to stay indoors.
In order to pump water out of the station in time for the Friday morning commute, city personnel rushed through the night.
The Long Island Railroad’s Port Washington Branch is operating with restricted service this morning while workers continue to fix the damage from yesterday’s storm.
According to the New York National Weather Service Office, the region received one to three inches of rain overall, with Queens and Nassau County receiving more than three inches and south-central Suffolk County receiving more than five inches.
