"Those hundred-year floods seem to be happening every five years now, and flooding that would happen once in a while now happens a few times a year. That was the story yesterday when what looked like a normal rainstorm turned into a massive downpour that inundated the city. As a result, at least two people died in basement apartments, according to The City. At the time of the downpour, the mayor was making a televised speech, promoted as urgent,"
"about an isolated act of alleged anti-semitism by a weird artist on Governor's Island. Katie Honan of The City pointed out the soon-to-be-exiled mayor's disconnect: Videos from the Internet tell the story far faster than lots of other links. First, here's some footage from Williamsburg, where at least the Bedford Avenue bike lane wasn't being blamed: Here's more from the same hood: Here's Woodside in Queens: Here's flooding near Ground Zero:"
Flash flooding intensified across New York City, with a sudden downpour inundating streets, subways and neighborhoods and causing at least two deaths in basement apartments. The mayor delivered a televised speech about an alleged act of antisemitism on Governor's Island during the downpour, creating a perceived disconnect. Videos showed flooding in Williamsburg, Woodside, near Ground Zero, on the G train, highways and Brooklyn streets. Cooler, windier weather is expected today. Other news items included a Borough Park senior killed by a driver with a suspended license, an under-detailed Amtrak briefing on Penn Station, and political developments involving Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani.
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