Pictures Of The Biblical Flooding Of New York City Are Pouring In (40 Photos)

I’ve lived in New York City for the last 12 years or so. I thought by now, I’d seen it all, then hurricane Ida showed up.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t in the city that night. I say “unfortunately” because now I can never have the cool NYC cred of surviving the hurricane. We’ll always have Sandy (we’re still fixing problems caused by that hurricane).

Sadly, this story is serious. Hurricane Ida has claimed the lives of 50 people in the Northeast. And people in NYC specifically, are sharing scenes like this:

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Why wasn’t anyone prepared? There are many answers to that question, and I hope the new governor (who is the real person in charge of fixing the subways) provides them.

For now, I’d say: New Yorkers constantly misjudge the weather. I blame Hurricane Irene. It was supposed to devastate the city and then missed us. A year later, we got Sandy and thought “how bad could it be?”

My friend dressed up as “The Frankenstorm” for Halloween of 2012, then a day later, most of Manhattan did not have electricity. That’s how Ida felt, I think. Most of my friends were posting photos of themselves at bars saying “subway’s out, I live here now.”

For most New Yorkers it was scary but not deadly. Here are their stories.

People are sharing the horrific flooding of New York City caused by Hurrican Ida:


1. Returning to the office isn’t happening anytime soon.

2. Get a basement apartment in New York they said. It’ll be fun they said.

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3. Fine, I’ll tip 18%.

4. Swim to the turnstile and you get in for free.

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5. My friend Kambri shows off the basement of her comedy venue, QED, flooded.

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6. Probably fine.

7. Waterfalls exist in NYC.

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8. The fires are above your head, even.

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9. Feels like there might be a few delays.

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10. Another waterfall. Nature is healing.

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11. Another reason to stay off the yellow.

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12. Gotta get home from work somehow.

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13. Subway rails completely inundated.

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14. Probably bad that the flood water is on fire.

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15. Another fire in the subway. Mondays, am I right?

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16. My man is chilling between two apartment buildings.

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17. Boro Park, walking distance from me (if there weren’t a hurricane happening)

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19. Elizabeth, NJ

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20. Hospitals aren’t safe.

21. Ride a waterfall to the G Train.

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22. This bus driver got riders to safety but not before the bus filled with water.

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23. My favorite scene from Titanic.

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24. Yonkers is bonkers.

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25. Hallway in Manhattan apartment flooding.

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26. Found a cool bar in the neighborhood.

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27. Who orders food delivered at a time like this? Rude.

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28. Another Park Slope gem.

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29. Is outdoor dining still on tonight?

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30. My old neighborhood of Park Slope is under water. Maybe rent will be affordable again soon?

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32. Can’t take subway home and you can’t drive. Guess you live wherever you are.

33. They could still play!

34. The garbage flood is normal.

35. You can make it if you run fast enough.

36. You’re not supposed to drive through it like that.

37. The pizza rat is dead. He drowned.

38. Climb a bike to safety.

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39. The airport is flooded.

40. Call the super!

Dan Wilbur

Dan is a author, blogger and stand-up comedian.