The heavy rain came fast and hard, flooding roads and underground train stations, causing major travel disruption across airports, motorways, and rail services. Emergency crews worked through the night as rising waters trapped cars and brought life to a halt across the region.
More than 2 inches (5 cm) of rain fell within a single hour in Manhattan's Central Park — the second highest amount ever recorded in 60 minutes — according to Mayor Eric Adams
...Hizonner da Mare of Noo Yawk. As a Manchurian candidate, Hizonner was all in favor of law and order and that kind of stuff. Once in office, a bunch of his friends found cushy jobs with the city, the windows kept getting broken, and Soros-funded DA Alvin Bragg remained right where he was. Most people comfort themselves with the thought that he's not Bill di Blasio but that's pretty small comfort with kids who actually go to school getting bumped off while standing in front of them. But he's a Dem, so the rubes will vote for him next election too, so he's what they deserve...Footage showed floodwaters pouring into several underground stations on Monday evening, including a powerful geyser of water gushing into one on Manhattan's West Side.
Officials said the city's transport system could not cope with the sheer volume of rainfall in such a short time. The ageing sewer system is built to manage around 1.75 inches (4.44 cm) per hour, said Rohit Aggarwala, the city's environmental protection commissioner, while rainfall exceeded 4 inches an hour at the storm's height.