Videos, Pictures Show Chaos as Every Single NYC Subway Line is Disrupted By Torrential Downpour, Flooding

Subway service is “extremely limited” due to severe flooding in New York City, according to the Metropolitan Transit Authority, and many social media users have shared images and videos showing exactly how much of the underground transport system is currently under water. 

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine noted in a tweet posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, that every single service line operated by MTA faced disruptions Friday morning. 

One commuter aboard the G train — which connects the New York City boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn — noted on Friday that passengers were evacuated due to flooding on the line. 

Levine shared that more than 5 inches of rain fell on parts of New York City by 10:30 A.M. as torrential rain and downpours caused widespread flooding in the area. Meteorologists forecasted that New Yorkers would see between three and five inches of rain on Friday.

Videos posted to social media show rainwater leaking onto the subway platforms.

Another video posted to X, shows commuters bravely traversing down the stairs into the subway platform of the Grand Amy Plaza station in Brooklyn, which has been overtaken by running water.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday declared a state of emergency “across New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley due to the extreme rainfall we’re seeing throughout the region,” she said in a tweet. “Please take steps to stay safe and remember to never attempt to travel on flooded roads.”

In an earlier tweet, Hochul noted that the flooding is particularly bad in Brooklyn. 

“All Brooklynites should be extremely careful right now,” she said. 

The flooding coincided with the early-morning rush of commuters trying to get to work and school. With limited subway access, social media users have resorted to asking the MTA how to get from Brooklyn to Manhattan, as the residents are essentially cut off from Manhattan.

The MTA did not immediately respond to The Messenger’s request for more information.

Other flooding mishaps have plagued the subway this past summer. In August, a century-old water main break in Times Square submerged several tracks and caused disruptions on the 1, 2, and 3 lines.