Heavy Rain Again Scrambles Commute for NYC, But City Escapes Forecast’s Worst
The National Weather Service had predicted up to 5 inches of rain in the area and issued flash flood warnings for all five boroughs. This article originally appeared in The City. By Samantha Maldonado The City August 1, 2025 NEW YORK - Subway stations flooded. Cars got stuck on a Queens parkway. Park staircases became waterwalls in Brooklyn. But, overall, New York City mostly avoided the worst possible outcome from Thursday evening’s torrential rain storm. New York City was under a flood watch Thursday afternoon, bracing for potentially dangerous and disruptive flooding in streets, basement apartments and on transit. The outlook looked grim ahead of the storm, with the five boroughs expecting to see 1.5 inches to 3 inches of rain and the possibility of up to 5 inches in some areas, according to the National Weather Service . Some neighborhoods experienced more severe flooding ...