NEW YORK, Sept 30 ― Torrential downpours after a week of mostly steady rainfall brought flash flooding to New York City yesterday, disrupting subway service, inundating...
NEW YORK, Sept 30 ― Torrential downpours after a week of mostly steady rainfall brought flash flooding to New York City yesterday, disrupting subway service, inundating ground-level apartments and turning some streets into small lakes.
Flooding caused major disruptions to New York's subway system and the Metro North commuter rail service, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Agency, which operates both. Some subway lines were suspended entirely, and many stations were closed. Some bus routes slowed to a crawl, trapping riders for hours. Officials warned some New Yorkers to avoid traveling unless they were fleeing a flooded area.
Despite the warnings, the city's public schools were open for the day. Some buildings experienced flooding but no operations were affected, a district spokesperson said. Mohammed Doha, a 52-year-old construction worker who lives in a ground-level, two-bedroom apartment in The Hole, a low-lying wedge of blocks on the border between Brooklyn and Queens, splashed through his kitchen in sandals.
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