PHOTOS: Flash floods affect most of NYC, reaching 5 inches

Cars under water after historic rain hits New York on Sept. 29.
Cars under water in Brooklyn after historic rain hits New York on Sept. 29, 2023. Photo credit Citizen App

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – The New York City area continues to be drenched by historic rain on Friday, prompting a state of emergency in parts of New York State as flooding locks mass transit and leaves neighborhoods under water.

A woman walks through the flooded streets in the Red Hook neighborhood on September 29, 2023.
A woman walks through the flooded streets in the Red Hook neighborhood on September 29, 2023. Photo credit Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Firefighters arrived on scene and report a smoking manhole at the intersection.
Firefighters arrived on scene and report a smoking manhole at the intersection on East 14th Street near Union Square on Sept. 29, 2023. Photo credit Citizen App
A person walks away from his vehicle after it got stuck in high water on the Prospect Expressway during heavy rain and flooding on September 29, 2023 in New York City.
A person walks away from his vehicle after it got stuck in high water on the Prospect Expressway during heavy rain and flooding on September 29, 2023 in New York City. Photo credit Spencer Platt/Getty Images
A Citizen user shows video of a flooded street.
A Citizen user shows video 86th St. in Brooklyn flooded on Sept. 29, 2023. Photo credit Citizen App
A vehicle sits submerged after it got stuck in high water on the Prospect Expressway during heavy rain and flooding on September 29, 2023 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City.
A vehicle sits submerged after it got stuck in high water on the Prospect Expressway during heavy rain and flooding on September 29, 2023 in the Brooklyn. Photo credit Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Trash spread out on the streets due to flooding caused by heavy rain on Sept.29.
Trash spread out on the streets of Borough Park, Brooklyn due to flooding caused by heavy rain on Sept. 29, 2023. Photo credit Citizen App
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Cars trapped on the road due to flooding in Coney Island, Brooklyn, on Sept. 29, 2023. Photo credit Citizen App
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