Commuters on the subway had to dodge waist-deep waters as dozens of motorists were stranded on a flooded Bronx highway Thursday as heavy rains hit the New York City region.
Flash flooding, the product of a series of severe storms ahead of Elsa’s arrival early Friday morning, caused threatening travel conditions in several sectors.
At the corner of 157th Street and Broadway in Upper Manhattan, the storm rapidly flooded the lower level of the station, prompting some brave strangers to fight their way to the 1 train through a body of dirty water. Some put on garbage bags, while others hiked with their pants rolled up.
The flooding also caused the Major Deegan Expressway to close, leaving several vehicles stuck in both directions. A video shared by the NYPD shows officers using a barricade truck to transport stranded motorists. The uniformed officer said the highway has reopened in its entirety, authorities said.
