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Brooklyn Queens Expressway flooded. Friday 29 September 2023 16:20, Oliver O'Connell. Multiple major road closures due to flooding. Friday 29 September 2023 16:29, Oliver O'Connell. FDR Drive ...
Following the floods, New York governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for the five boroughs of New York City, as well as parts of the Hudson Valley and Long Island. New York City mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency for the city. [67] [33] The New York Army National Guard was deployed. [68]
A map of 24-hour rainfall totals, from 9 p.m. EDT Thursday to 9 p.m. EDT Friday, shows the excessive rainfall amounts across New York City, leading to travel chaos on Friday.
From FDR Drive to First Avenue, 96th Street is the northern border of Zone A, a flood evacuation zone. [5] When Hurricane Sandy hit New York City in 2012, residents on neighboring blocks found out they, too, were in a flood zone, and the city revised its zone borders outward. Residents of the public housing projects as well as high rise ...
Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive, commonly known as the FDR Drive, is a controlled-access parkway on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan.It starts near South and Broad Streets, just north of the Battery Park Underpass, and runs north along the East River to the 125th Street / Robert F. Kennedy Bridge interchange, where it becomes Harlem River Drive.
Hoboken, New Jersey, and other cities and towns around New York City also experienced flooding. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called for state offices to close at 3 p.m., except for essential personnel.
Latest developments as New York City is hit by flash floods and ... Shelter in place and state of emergency issued in New York over flash flood warning. 10:30, ... FDR Drive at full standstill in ...
At least 43 people died in New York City as a result of the storm, and 53 in the state. Thousands of homes and an estimated 250,000 vehicles were destroyed during the storm, and the economic losses in New York City were estimated to be roughly $19 billion [3] with an estimated $32.8 billion required for restoration across the state. [4]