{"id":2461908,"date":"2025-07-15T11:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-footage-raging-floodwaters-wreak-havoc-on-nyc-subway-system-strand-riders\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T11:59:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T15:59:18","slug":"wild-footage-raging-floodwaters-wreak-havoc-on-nyc-subway-system-strand-riders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-footage-raging-floodwaters-wreak-havoc-on-nyc-subway-system-strand-riders\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Footage: Raging Floodwaters Wreak Havoc on NYC Subway System, Strand Riders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwild-footage-raging-floodwaters-wreak-havoc-on-nyc-subway-system-strand-riders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2461908&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A severe storm brought an intense downpour to new York City, resulting in significant flooding throughout the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snopes-posts-bogus-pro-aoc-fact-check-ends-up-exposing-its-left-wing-bias\/\" title=\"Snopes Posts Bogus Pro-AOC \u2018Fact Check,\u2019 Ends Up Exposing Its Left-Wing Bias\">subway system<\/a>. The city recorded over 2 inches of rain in a single hour, making it the second wettest hour in its history, just behind the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in 2021. This extreme rainfall overwhelmed the sewer and stormwater systems, which are designed to handle only about 1.5 to 1.75 inches per hour, causing water to back up into subway stations and tunnels. Multiple subway lines experienced delays or complete service suspensions due to the flooding, with some stations, like 23rd Street, seeing water rise from floor grates. The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) pumped out approximately 16 million gallons of water, but flooding caused widespread disruption, damage, and frustration among commuters who described the conditions as disastrous and unsafe. the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >incident highlighted ongoing infrastructure challenges<\/a> for New York&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nypd-deploying-500-officers-patrol-subways-after-4-stabbings\/\" title=\"NYPD deploying 500 officers patrol ...s after 4 stabbings\">transit system<\/a> during heavy rain events.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A massive downpour Monday left the New York City subway system a flooded mess.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a disaster,&rdquo; said subway rider Juan Luis Landaeta, a veteran of 12 years on the New York City subways, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/15\/nyregion\/nyc-subway-flood-storm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It began with a historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/citys-emergency-chief-blasted-dei-hire-left-tornado-siren-off-deadly-st-louis-storms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">storm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;New York City picked up a hair over 2 inches last night &mdash; 2.07 inches to be exact &mdash; making it the second wettest single hour ever recorded in the city,&rdquo; Fox Forecast Center meteorologist Christopher Tate said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/15\/us-news\/nyc-saw-its-2nd-wettest-hour-in-history-as-rain-caused-terrifying-freak-flash-flooding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;Absolutely unreal scenes coming out of New York &amp; New Jersey from the flash flooding. This isn&rsquo;t a movie.<\/p>\n<p>Subways becoming waterfalls and cars floating down highways in New York &amp; New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>The power of these flashfloods is diabolical.<\/p>\n[Otherareaswithhistoricflash&hellip;[Otherareaswithhistoricflash&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gLNFHcAYQJ\">pic.twitter.com\/gLNFHcAYQJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ted (@TedRomig) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TedRomig\/status\/1944993392745681303?\">July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was bested only by the nearly 3 inches of rain that fell in New York City during the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in 2021,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/charge-illegal-finds-corpse-subway-literally-worst-thing-possible-dems-continue-fight-keep-people-like-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subway lines<\/a> saw service slow to a crawl while on others service was suspended until the water receded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow. Torrential rain is flooding NYC subway stations as powerful storms sweep through the area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vBv4n6p4ws\">pic.twitter.com\/vBv4n6p4ws<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keithedwards\/status\/1944945626711777738?\">July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The New York City sewer system, the storm water system, accommodates about an inch and a half to an inch and three quarters an hour. Last night, in that one hour, we had well over 2 inches of rain. So what happens is the system backs up into the subway,&rdquo; Metropolitan Transit Authority Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nyc-subway-station-flooding-service-alerts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New York City has blown over $7 billion taking care of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-senate-passes-0-down-0-payment-home-loans-for-illegal-immigrants-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"California Senate passes 0 down, 0 payment home \u2018loans\u2019 for illegal immigrants - Washington Examiner\">illegal immigrants&#038;mdash<\/a>;yet they can&rsquo;t even give you a halfway decent subway so you can get your ass to work. Meanwhile, they bleed you dry with taxes and throw your money at garbage that does nothing to make your life better. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0iYUV4XOwk\">pic.twitter.com\/0iYUV4XOwk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DSTN Club (@dstnclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dstnclub\/status\/1945014157008412776?\">July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Lieber said the MTA pumped about 16 million gallons of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ny-subway-homeless-man-sends-attackers-running-bloody-mess-authorities-fail-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">water<\/a> from the subways.<\/p>\n<p>But before it was done, water was everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When it rains here in New York, it sucks. I don&rsquo;t know what is going on. The drainage, I mean, look at this. God forbid if someone slips and falls in this,&rdquo; one rider said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s super frustrating. People just want to go home,&rdquo; another rider said. &ldquo;These are not the conditions that New Yorkers deserve to be traveling in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ah yes, the New York City subway on a rainy day&mdash;because nothing says &ldquo;world-class city&rdquo; like flooded platforms and trains. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KVHtjntGUz\">pic.twitter.com\/KVHtjntGUz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; I Meme Therefore I Am &#127482;&#127480; (@ImMeme0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImMeme0\/status\/1944941696606732313?\">July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At the 23rd Street station, water came up from a grate in the floor, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/14\/us-news\/flash-flooding-across-tri-state-area-prompts-road-closures-subway-delays-in-nyc-state-of-emergency-in-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, water flooded the cars.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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