Flooding in New York and New Jersey

10/2/2023 (Permalink)

New York City suffered severe flooding over the weekend

Severe flooding occurred throughout New York and New Jersey late last week. New York City was hit especially hard, with the downtown streets flooding and mostly all of its public transportation shutting down. Subways and highways were flooded and could not be used. In a bustling place such as New York City, this was a major issue as this prevented people from getting to and from work and school. People who were able to get to work or school before things got bad, did not have a way home. A majority of students take public transportation to and from school. School busses were running but only a small number of kids ride the school bus, most of them being disabled. Areas in and around the city saw anywhere for 4 to 7 inches of rain. JFK airport saw a little over 8 inches of rain which broke the previous record established in 2011 during Hurricane Irene. LaGuardia Airport had to shut down one whole terminal due to severe flooding. Both New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency and encouraged people to stay inside to avoid the dangerous flood waters and limit the potential for any other possible injuries.