A flash flood warning has been issued for Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island till 6:15 p.m., with authorities warning individuals to not stroll or drive the place water covers the street, ensnarling commuters as excessive thunderstorms overtake NYC following a harmful heatwave.
Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency to permit expedited NYPD, FDNY and emergency service responses.
Flooding situations necessitated the closure of a number of common routes out and in of the town Thursday afternoon, with metropolis authorities urging commuters to seek out options.
An individual shields themselves from rainfall with a plastic bag on July 31, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Adam Grey/Getty Pictures)
Beginning round 4 p.m. all northbound lanes on FDR Drive at East Houston St. had been closed as a result of flooding. Closures additionally impacted the Lengthy Island Expressway, together with at Springfield Blvd. going eastbound, and westbound at Bell Blvd.
Clearview Expressway is closed in each instructions at Northern Blvd. and southbound Cross Island Parkway is closed approaching the Throgs Neck Bridge in Queens.
The Empire State Constructing is mirrored in a puddle throughout rainfall on July 31, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Adam Grey/Getty Pictures)
Service is suspended on the Lengthy Island Railroad between Penn Station and Port Washington in each instructions.
The subways are additionally experiencing main delays on the A, D, E, B, F and C traces, a few of which was attributable to earlier sign issues.
Storm clouds hover close to Central Park on July 31, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Adam Grey/Getty Pictures)
In an look on ABC7 NY Adams warned:
“Do not enter the subway for your own safety.”
Initially Printed: July 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM EDT
