A flash flood warning has been issued for Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island with City Mayor Eric Adams declaring a state of emergency and the FDNY rescuing motorists stranded by rising waters. The heavy rains are turning the evening commute into a nightmare,

New York and New Jersey declare states of emergency for storms as 43 million in Northeast face flash flooding threat - Some workers in the Big Apple and New Jersey went home Thursday ahead of projecte

Flooding in New York City created a waterfall in the underground tunnels of the subway system on Thursday (July 31). New York Governor Kathy Hochul and her acting counterpart in New Jersey said they were declaring states of emergency for areas facing the threat of extreme flash floods forecast for much of the Eastern Seaboard.