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 Stories About: New York AND New York City AND public transportation AND severe weather
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As flooding cripples New York City transit system ...
Only cyclists and walkers remain calm |
Maywa Montenegro |
08 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| At around 4:30am today, a powerful storm swept through New York City and surrounding areas, dumping nearly two inches of rain over Central Park in just one hour before spinning into 'tornado-like' gusts in Brooklyn. The downpour was over soon enough, but the sudden surge of water flooded our subway system, causing every major line to be shut down. Service on buses and trains into the city was either suspended or delayed, right in the midst of rush hour on a swe ... |
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| Topics: New York, New York City, public transportation, severe weather (all these topics) |
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