Extreme rainstorms hammer the Northeast 60% more often than they did in the 1950s, and New York City's infrastructure struggles to keep up. The city's sewers handle 1.7 inches of rain per hour, but ...

"Stronger and more frequent storms are felt more acutely with every passing year," New York Deputy Mayor for Operations Jeff ...

The remnants of Hurricane Ida blew into the northeast on Wednesday night and caused the deaths of at least 46 people as historic rains led to urban flash floods in New York City and surrounding areas.

The region was hit with heavy rain Monday evening, resulting in flash floods that not only impacted roads and air travel, but also the transit system.

Watch as a subway station in New York City becomes submerged by floodwater amid heavy rainfall. Footage taken by an eyewitness onboard a carriage on Monday (14 July) shows torrents of water rushing ...