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NYC's infrastructure fails to withstand heavy rain yet again
The MTA announced last year that it would spend $6 billion over the next decade to flood-proof the system, including adding ...
NYC officials on handling floods: ‘System is not built to manage this much water’
Following scenes of intense flooding through New York City and its subway system on Monday, officials say this could be the ...
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It's NYC's own 'Old Faithful.' Chelsea subway station spews again during downpour.
A manhole at the 28th Street station on the 1 line turned into a geyser during Monday night's torrential downpour. It wasn't ...
Why the New York Subway System Keeps Flooding
The M.T.A. is developing automatic closures for the subway system’s 39,000 air vents, according to a recent report by the authority. But those kinds of upgrades are expensive; the authority has ...
Scary visuals show flooded streets of New York, commuters trapped; several roads in NY and New Jersey affected
Just days after floods swept across Texas, heavy rains in the New York metropolitan area on Monday night (July 14), wreaked ...
Two dead in New Jersey after heavy storm sends floodwaters gushing into New York city subway station
Two people are killed as their vehicle is swept up in floodwaters in New Jersey while in New York, the rains flood the subway ...
MTA chairman blames subway flooding on city’s drainage system
Viral videos from inside New York City subway stations show water gushing on platforms and even spilling into train cars amid heavy rain on Monday evening. Following ...