Leaving the house ten years ago: Keys. Wallet. Phone.
Leaving the house in 2021: Keys. Wallet. Phone. Face mask. Hand sanitizer. Life vest. Canoe. Tetanus shot.
As Hurricane Elsa puts NYC's crumbling infrastructure to the test, New Yorkers are wading through toxic subterranean pools and flooded boroughs to get to point B. In a number of viral videos captured by people at the 157th Street subway station last night, commuters are seen attempting to protect themselves from the filthy water using trash bags, without much success. Above ground wasn't much prettier for those trying to get through actual rivers of traffic. Many turned to Twitter to express concern and criticism toward MTA and the city. New Yorkers haven't forgotten Hurricane Sandy and they certainly don't want to experience the sequel.
Some subway system ya got there. This is the 157th St. 1 line right now. @NYCMayor @BilldeBlasio pic.twitter.com/xyfTAUPPNu
— Paullee (@PaulleeWR) July 8, 2021
— Buckle up (@Krypt0Keepr) July 9, 2021
How’s your summer going? ⛈ pic.twitter.com/HJENycDyqb
— Douglas Stuart (@Doug_D_Stuart) July 8, 2021
It's a manhole on a NYC subway platform below ground. There was very heavy rain from the storm that cause some localized flooding. The rain found its way into a manhole at street level and followed conduits down. Head pressure from the drop caused this fountain effect.
— Robert (@e_wile) July 9, 2021
The videos coming out of the NYC subway right now are terrifying pic.twitter.com/EKRCppnO9g
— Read Jackson Rising by @CooperationJXN (@JoshuaPHilll) July 8, 2021
What’s crazy about the NYC subway flooding video is that’s just after a couple days of regular ass rain.
— Big Pizza (@TheLexxorcist) July 9, 2021
Tropical Storm Elsa is coming tonight and NY is about to flood way worse. You’d think after Hurricane Sandy they would have learned a thing or two.
Buckle up New Yorkers.
What in the actual fuck 🤷🏻♀️😂😂😂
— LittleMissHorrorNerd 💙💛💙 (@MissHorrorNerd) July 8, 2021
NYC subway currently 😳 pic.twitter.com/DPj2LI7t8T
That wasn’t designed to handle 3-5” of rain in the matter of a couple hours.
— Vaughn Judge Jr. (@SixFootLive) July 9, 2021
@MTA Flooding in 125th St. station pic.twitter.com/REAQSoUFSx
— Mark Metzger (@metzger_mark) July 8, 2021