LaGuardia Airport closes terminal amid flooding
LaGuardia Airport, one of New York’s major airports, says it has closed Terminal A, which serves Frontier and Spirit airlines, “until further notice.”
LaGuardia currently has the most cancellations and delays of any airport worldwide, according to FlightAware.
Phillies-Mets game in Queens rained out
Friday night’s game between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, set for Citi Field in Queens, has been postponed due to the severe weather.
It’ll be made up in a single-admission doubleheader on Saturday, with first pitch of the opener set for 4:10 p.m.
These games have little value to the standings as New York has long been out of postseason contention and Philadelphia is already locked into the No. 4 spot of the National League playoffs.
The heavy rains, though, are making an impact on the playoff picture as Thursday night’s Mets game against the visiting Miami Marlins was suspended in the top of the ninth inning after lengthy rain delay.
The Marlins are clinging on to the NL’s last playoff spot and Thursday night’s suspended game would need to be resumed back in New York on Monday if the contest could still impact standings. The Marlins lead the Chicago Cubs by a half-game and the Cincinnati Reds by 1.5 games for that final postseason ticket.
Mayor Eric Adams declares state of emergency for New York City
Video shows rushing water flood stairs of Manhattan subway station
‘This water is deadly,’ New York governor warns
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is warning New York City residents to take extra precaution after parts of the city were swamped with 5 inches of rain in 12 hours, and as much as 3 inches in an hour, “a scale we’re not accustomed to dealing with.”
“If there’s any way to stay home, please do that,” she told news outlet NY1.
“Have an escape route if you’re in a home that’s been subject to flooding,” she said, adding, “This water is deadly, that is my message for New Yorkers.”
Metro-North commuter trains in and out of Manhattan washed out
The heavy rains washed out a major commuter rail service connecting Manhattan to suburbs north of the city, officials said.
Metro-North Railroad riders can jump on northbound Hudson Line service in the Bronx if they can get to the Yankees—East 153rd Street Station, near Yankee Stadium.
Northbound Harlem Line service could still be used by riders who can get to the Wakefield Station in the Bronx, which is an 8-minute walk from the closest subway at the Wakefield 241st Street Station on the 2 line.
Video shows waterfalls in Brooklyn subway station
The videos show flooding at the Grand Army Plaza station.
Video shows completely submerged road and sidewalk in Brooklyn
Historic flooding possible in New York City
Twenty-three million people were under flood watches across parts of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut on Friday morning with flash flood warnings in effect for parts of Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and New Jersey.
In some places, flooding was already occurring or imminent and causing severe delays to the subway system in New York City and other travel in the area.
The rain is not expected to let up after the morning hours, and the Northeast could see potentially historic amounts of rainfall Friday into Saturday morning.
New York City’s rainfall total will likely rank in the top 5 for wettest Septembers on record. If New York City picks up more than 7.13 inches of rain over the 24-hour period on Friday, it will eclipse the record rainfall that fell from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Sept. 1, 2021.
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Video shows floodwater streaming out of walls in New York City subway
Governor declares state of emergency for New York City and surrounding areas
New York officials to brief the media
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and other local leaders are expected to brief on the storm’s damage and ongoing flooding in the area.
Flash flooding warning for parts of NYC and Long Island
Roof collapses, flooding and every NYC subway line affected
New York City first responders are responding to calls of minor roof collapses, flooded basements with people inside of them, and numerous cars stalled out on flooded roads with people inside them citywide but particularly in parts of Brooklyn and Queens but there are no fatalities so far, a senior NYC official says.
Right now, FDNY and NYPD are handling the situation and feel like they are getting to the calls quickly given the weather situation — but the rain is continuing, the official said.
Every single subway line is affected, according to the MTA with significant flooding on some of the lines.