Torrential downpours after a week of mostly steady precipitation caused flash floods in New York on Friday, disrupting subway service, flooding ground-floor apartments and turning some streets into small lakes. A state of emergency has been declared in the most populous city in the United States.
The highway bordering eastern Manhattan was largely covered in water on Friday
In Brooklyn, this man had to clear drains by hand
This driver broke down in the wrong place, on the Manhattan highway
Nearly 8 inches of rain fell in parts of the megacity, enough to allow a Central Park Zoo sea lion to briefly swim outside the confines of its pool enclosure. A few additional centimeters were added Friday during the day.
Storm Ophelia is responsible for this heavy rainfall.
In the rain, the city seemed shrouded in mist
The water went down to the lowest points, in subway stations, like here at Grand Army Plaza
Queens was also affected, as seen on the residential street of Rau Court
As the storm system extended toward the ocean in the evening, only scattered showers are expected this Saturday.
Knee-deep water in Brooklyn
In the Mamaroneck district, the city brought out its tractors
