New York City hit by extreme weather, flooding subways and streets

The US east coast was hit by extreme weather on Thursday as heavy thunderstorms brought flooding and travel disruption to New York City. The city witnessed dramatic scenes as subway stations were inundated by water due to heavy rainstorms ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Elsa

[awesomedez]

The fact that the water is probably mixing with sewage frightens me

[AirportPlaneSpotting]

There’s no point getting the subway, Just stick a boat in the tunnels and your sorted

[Fizzpopping]

NYC it's time to upgrade your infrastructure, train lines, trains, services, platforms, etc!!

[patdonnelly]

Mildew, black mold and insects/rodents would be my biggest concerns.

[vanishchandan]

Moral of the story: nature spares no one☺️

[acmeopinionfactory]

And yet, we apparently don't need a comprehensive infrastructure bill.

[pixelchu]

I’m pretty sure you’ll need to scrub your shoes really well once you get home lol.

[padx]

this is so embarassing. this is what happens when you spend money trying to find weapons of mass destruction that never existed instead of maintaining your own cities

[ChrisHewitt]

Flooding aside the infrastructure looks like it’s in need of investment, I thought London Underground looked tired 😂

[mikeomolt]

"To avoid getting drenched, customers are asked to stand behind the yellow line at the edge of the platform."

[MultiThatguy]

Hey, New York kinda feels like the Philippines already.

[seventhuser]

Meanwhile Mumbaikars to New Yorkers: First Time..??

[stefanozago]

In 2021, that’s the wettest flood so far… from the standpoint of water

[yashchandan_]

I hope for the best!
Stay safe guys 🇺🇸

[sassypolkadots]

Wow 😮 and we can’t get a single drop of rain here in California 😢

[monte]

Y’all shouldn’t be surprised this happens to NYC everytime

[Budanevey]

“Someday, a real rain will come and wash all this sc um off the streets.”

[toddsmith]

I wonder what all this water is doing to the foundations of all these buildings and tunnels. I mean water damage in Florida helped take down the condo's.

[ironiccookies]

and this wasnt even a tropical storm or hurricane. now imagine when a strong hurricane actually hits nyc.

[colorklimax]

We always get to experience this kind of flooding every frickin monsoon season. It's either heavy rainfall or very strong wind. We don't get to choose.