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Skift
18 hours ago
- Climate
- Skift
Zohran Mamdani Says New York Needs Infrastructure Upgrade for ‘New Climate Reality as Flash Floods Disrupt Travel
New York's latest flash flood shows how infrastructure can struggle to match climate extremes and raises urgent questions about whether one of the world's top travel hubs can stay afloat in the future. CHeavy rains in the New York area resulted in flash floods which impacted some parts of the subway network. Credit: Juan Luis Landaeta Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York mayor, called for urgent infrastructure upgrades to New York City's infrastructure after torrential downpours drenched the area on Monday evening. Delivering nearly two inches of rain between 7 and 8 p.m. EDT, the rain resulted in the city's second-wettest hour on record. Only Hurricane Ida in 2021 surpassed it
Newsweek
19 hours ago
- Climate
- Newsweek
NYC Subway Car Filling With Water As City Floods Goes Viral
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A video capturing the startling moment floodwaters poured into a New York City subway station following heavy rainfall has gone viral on TikTok. Posted by Juan Luis Landaeta (@juanluislandaeta), a 36-year-old writer and visual artist from Venezuela who has lived in New York for 12 years, the footage shows chaotic flood scenes inside and outside a subway car. A caption shared with the post says: "This is at the 23rd Street station on the 1 train right now." The clip has amassed more than 1.3 million views on TikTok since it was shared on Tuesday. The artist (known as @nuevayorkypunto on Instagram and @Landaeta on X) documented water trickling through the door of a train car at the 23rd Street station before the video cuts to waves of water gushing through the turnstiles and into the train itself. Torrential rain battered the northeast of the United States on Monday evening, flooding several parts of New York and New Jersey and forcing highway closures, suspending subway lines. The severe weather prompted New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to declare a state of emergency "due to flash flooding, severe thunderstorms, intense rainfall, and damaging wind gusts," the governor's office said in a statement Monday. "I got on the uptown train at the 23rd Street station, very close to the Chelsea Hotel," the TikTok user told Newsweek. "It was raining very hard, but the station wasn't significantly affected. It was when we arrived at the 28th Street station that what you can see in my videos happened." The viral clip shows one passenger sitting with their feet on a seat to stay dry, while another stares out the train car window as water builds up on the platform. "First, the driver said he wouldn't open the doors for safety reasons, but the train remained stationary and water began to come in under the door," the poster said. "Then the door opened and quite a lot of water came in, so almost all of us stood up on the seats. There could have been about 20 people in the car in total." According to the TikTok poster, for the passengers aboard the No. 1 train, it was more a moment of shock and discomfort than outright panic. "I have to say that, despite how it looked, I think the water drained quickly, so I think most people felt more disgust and surprise than fear. No one was hurt," he said. Even in the face of chaos, subway workers attempted to keep the mood light. "The driver even made a couple of jokes, I guess to calm people down," the poster added. "After a couple of minutes, the train started moving again and we arrived at 34th Street/Penn Station. We were very wet and there was water on the floor, but we were safe." Newsweek has contacted the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for comment. A screenshot from the viral TikTok video showing flooding in a New York City subway station and train car following heavy rainfall. A screenshot from the viral TikTok video showing flooding in a New York City subway station and train car following heavy rainfall. @juanluislandaeta on TikTok Do you have a travel-related video or story to share? Let us know via life@ and your story could be featured on Newsweek.
GMA Network
20 hours ago
- Climate
- GMA Network
Heavy rain prompts flash flood warnings across US northeast
A view shows a flooded subway station in New York City, July 14, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Juan Luis Landaeta/ via REUTERS NEW YORK — Heavy rain inundated parts of New York and New Jersey on Monday night, while flash flood warnings were in effect across a wide swathe of the eastern seaboard, where travel was massively disrupted and some vehicles trapped. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency, urging people to stay indoors. Authorities across the region, including in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, warned of hazardous driving conditions due to the risk of flash floods. JFK, LaGuardia and Newark airports temporarily suspended departures on Monday night, forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights. Rescue workers in Scotch Plains, New Jersey waded into gushing floodwaters armed with red flotation devices after several drivers became stranded in the sudden surge, according to footage from CBS. In New York City, video shared on social media showed muddy brown water spewing like a geyser in front of a subway station's turnstiles. A man looks on from a subway as a station is flooded in New York City, July 14, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Juan Luis Landaeta/ via REUTERS Multiple subway lines were briefly suspended or running with delays, while above ground, massive traffic jams paralyzed several of the city's main thoroughfares. The National Weather Service (NWS) urged drivers encountering flooded roads to "turn around." "Most flood deaths occur in vehicles," it said. A flood warning remained in effect until Tuesday morning for parts of New Jersey, while the slow-moving storm was expected to continue depositing heavy rain on the US Mid-Atlantic region into the middle of the week, according to the NWS. "The greatest concentration of storms will be across the southern Mid-Atlantic/Appalachians on Tuesday and shift northward with the boundary into the central Mid-Atlantic/Appalachians on Wednesday," the government forecaster said. More than two inches of rain drenched several urban areas in less than two hours. New York's Staten Island recorded between 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 centimeters) of rain on Monday night, according to the city's emergency notification system. Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat running for mayor of New York City, wrote on social media that the rapid flooding emphasized the need for climate-proofing the city. "We must upgrade our infrastructure for this new climate reality," he wrote. — Agence France-Presse
Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Floodwater gushes into New York subway station during heavy rain
STORY: :: Juan Luis Landaeta :: Eyewitness video shows floodwater surging into the New York subway :: July 14, 2025 :: Intense rain caused severe flooding and multiple flash flood warnings in the city :: New York Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video from the subway signs and ticket gates which matched file images. Reuters was also able to confirm the date of the video from original file metadata. New York City subway service was experiencing severe delays due to stations flooding, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. According to local media, a flash flood warning was in effect in New York City until 9:45 p.m. Monday night (0145 GMT July 15) and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has declared a state of emergency. A flood watch was also issued for much of the Tri-State Area on Monday, starting from 2 p.m. (1800 GMT) and was in effect until at least midnight.
The National
a day ago
- Climate
- The National
Best photos of July 15: Fireworks at the Eiffel Tower to Dragon Bravo Fire colors at the Grand Canyon
A man looks on from a subway as a station is flooded in New York, U. S. , July 14, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Juan Luis Landaeta/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. VERIFICATION LINES Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video from the subway signs and ticket gates which matched file images. Reuters was able to confirm the date of the video from original file metadata.
