PhotoOver the course of just a few hours on Friday, a heavy downpour sent floodwaters through the streets, shutting down roads, stranding motorists, and causing delays on transit systems throughout the New York region. Other areas around the city received two to three inches of rain. Flooding was reported throughout much of the area, including SoHo and Chelsea in Manhattan; Dumbo and Gowanus in Brooklyn; and parts of Staten Island, New Jersey and Long Island. Hundreds of flights into and out of the region’s three main airports — John F. Kennedy International Airport, La Guardia International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport — were canceled, according to the flight data site FlightAware. Ferries and buses running to the Frieze New York art fair on Randalls Island, were canceled, a spokeswoman said.

Source: New York Times May 05, 2017 19:33 UTC