Floodwater Covers Bike Wheels as Torrential Rain Inundates Brooklyn
Flash flooding struck parts of New York City on Friday, September 29, as Gov Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency across the region due to heavy rainfall.
Video by Phuong Van Huynh shows floodwater rising to cover a bicycle’s wheels on Brooklyn’s 4th Avenue on Friday morning.
Heavy rain was expected to continue in the region through Friday evening, according to local emergency officials. Credit: Phuong Van Huynh via Storyful
Video transcript
- Oh. [INAUDIBLE].
- Uh-oh, be careful.
- I will.
- Uh-oh.
- Yeah.
- We have to try to get back on the train.
- We can't really get to the train. Right now, the train is going to be flooded.
- That's true, yeah.
- The only way, we got to go and kind of hunker down somewhere.
- Oh. [INAUDIBLE].
- Uh-oh, be careful.
- I will.
- Uh-oh.
- Yeah.
- We have to try to get back on the train.
- We can't really get to the train. Right now, the train is going to be flooded.
- That's true, yeah.
- The only way, we got to go and kind of hunker down somewhere.