- As a result of powerful storms bringing flash floods, a state of emergency has been issued in New York City.
- At least one terminal at LaGuardia Airport was closed on Friday, and several of the city’s subway systems, streets, and roads have been inundated.
- Up to five inches (12.7cm) of rain fell in some areas overnight, and up to seven more inches (17.8cm) are due, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said.
- “I am declaring a state of emergency across New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley due to the extreme rainfall we’re seeing throughout the region,” she said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
- To keep safe, she warned people to “never attempt to travel on flooded roadways.”
- In Hoboken, New Jersey, which is located immediately across the Hudson River from New York City, a state of emergency was also issued.
- In New York City, Mayor Eric Adams, warned people it was a time for “heightened alertness and extreme caution” as the state of emergency was put in place. “Some of our subways are flooded and it is extremely difficult to move around the city,” he told a press briefing.
- As a result of powerful storms bringing flash floods, a state of emergency has been issued in New York City.
- At least one terminal at LaGuardia Airport was closed on Friday, and several of the city’s subway systems, streets, and roads have been inundated.
- Up to five inches (12.7cm) of rain fell in some areas overnight, and up to seven more inches (17.8cm) are due, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said.
- “I am declaring a state of emergency across New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley due to the extreme rainfall we’re seeing throughout the region,” she said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
- To keep safe, she warned people to “never attempt to travel on flooded roadways.”
- In Hoboken, New Jersey, which is located immediately across the Hudson River from New York City, a state of emergency was also issued.
- In New York City, Mayor Eric Adams, warned people it was a time for “heightened alertness and extreme caution” as the state of emergency was put in place. “Some of our subways are flooded and it is extremely difficult to move around the city,” he told a press briefing.