In a statement provided to NY1, a spokesperson for the city’s Department of Education said all city schools “have safety plans in place and are trained annually to prepare for days like today.” Asked if city officials had discussed closing schools, Banks said that would have been the “last option.” Impact on SchoolsĪt Adams’ briefing, Schools Chancellor David Banks said around 150 of the city’s approximately 1,400 public schools had experienced some flooding. The agency will continue to update customers on service changes and suspensions on its social media pages. The MTA will be cross honoring all tickets through the train systems. Lieber says Grand Central Madison is providing full service, and there are some delays at Penn Station. He adds that there is also “good Long Island Railroad service” with only the Far Rockaway line being disruptive at Valley Stream because of a water condition which is being worked in as of Friday evening. Meanwhile, Metro-North has restored service to the Hudson line the Harlem Line has resumed with limited service between Grand Central Terminal and Fleetwood and the New Haven Line service has resumed with delays after crews cleared flood water from tracks. Lieber says the A and 7 train are running, but many other lines are suspended. According to Lieber, 44 buses were stranded throughout the day, but all of those buses were restored. The MTA says there is “only extremely limited subway service available because of heavy flooding caused by rainfall.”Īt an MTA briefing Friday afternoon, Lieber encouraged riders to consider taking the bus over the subway, as only a few buses have been impacted by the rain.

Lieber said at a news briefing that “some subway service continues to be limited” with “some lines that are running,” but “many other lines are suspended.” Public Transportation MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said the city had seen as “much rain in the 24-hour period as we normally get in two to three months.” We were able to navigate our way through this,” Adams said. “These are record levels, we have to understand that water was coming down at an alarming level, but New Yorkers and first responders really responded appropriately. Speaking to NY1's Dean Meminger, Adams praised the responses of New Yorkers and first responders during the worst of the rain. “Be smart about it, stay home, don’t get in your vehicles and this will pass.” “I want every New Yorker to go safe tonight, make sure they can see their families again,” Hochul said virtually at a news briefing. Thousands of Department of Transportation personnel, Port Authority staff and National Guard members have been deployed to assist New Yorkers.

First flash flood emergency nyc