Flash flooding in NYC derails traffic, transit, impacts some at home

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Thunderstorms and heavy rain snarled transit and traffic across NYC Tuesday morning ahead of the morning commute.

in Queens were temporarily shut down due to flooding. Both highways had reopened with residual delays by 6:40 a.m.R trains are suspended in both directions between 36 St and Bay Ridge-95 St.For service south of 59 St, see a station agent to receive a courtesy pass for continuing bus service.

“My baby woke up, I was going to get up to feed him but when I put my foot on the floor I felt all the water,” she said. “I thought no, no, I realized it was flooding.” The family spent the early morning hours sweeping up the water, unplugging their electronics, moving them to higher ground. It wasn’t immediately clear how widespread basement flooding was in impacted areas. Other residents in East Elmhurst, an area badly hit by last year’s storm, remained dry, according to State Senator Jessica Ramos.

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I thought these flooding problems were supposed to be fixed after hurricane Sandy. What happened to all the plans and funding?

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