On Thursday, July 31, Chantal McLaughlin was near the Hudson Line train departing at 3:51 p.m., when she recorded water pouring onto the train and subway track from the ceiling above it. The train was leaving the Grand Central Terminal.

Storms and torrential rain soaked the tristate area on Thursday, triggering dangerous flash flooding that inundated basements, roads and New York City’s lifeline: the subway

Flooding in New York City created a waterfall in the underground tunnels of the subway system on Thursday (July 31). New York Governor Kathy Hochul and her acting counterpart in New Jersey said they were declaring states of emergency for areas facing the threat of extreme flash floods forecast for much of the Eastern Seaboard.

Widespread rain totals are forecast to be 1 to 3 inches, but the heaviest storms could bring 5 to 8 inches of rain to isolated areas.

New York City and New Jersey are under states of emergencies as torrential rain pounds the Northeast on Thursday afternoon. A level 3 out of 4 threat for flash flooding is in effect in New York City,

A round of heavy rain and thunderstorms is forecast to descend on New York City on Thursday, threatening to unleash transit delays and inundate roads just as workers leave their offices for the home-bound commute.

Subway riders were experiencing hours-long suspensions and delays for the second time in two days Thursday, after another power outage caused signal problems at Manhattan’s West Fourth Street station.

Big Apple subway commuters faced mass rush-hour delays for the second time in a week Thursday after a power outage near Manhattan’s West Fourth Street station upended multiple train lines again — just a day after the MTA announced probable price hikes.