Flooding is causing problems on multiple New York City subway lines as torrential rain pummels the Tri-State Area, where many were under flash flood warnings Monday night.
Service on the 1, 2, 3, E, F, M and R lines was impacted at the height of the storm, according to MTA.info.
Service was suspended on the 1 line in most of Manhattan because of flooding near 96th Steet. Service on the 2 and 3 lines was also halted in Manhattan because of flooding at multiple stations, the MTA said. Trains resumed with severe delays after leaving riders stranded.
Video from the 28th Street station in Chelsea shows water gushing from a drain and completely flooding the platform as the subway’s drainage system was overwhelmed.
Over at 34th Street-Penn Station, one of the city’s busiest subway stations, water pooled on platforms as riders carefully maneuvered their way around.
“When it rains here in New York, it sucks. I don’t know what is going on, the drainage, I mean, look at this. God forbid if someone slips and falls in this,” one frustrated rider said.
“It’s super frustrating. People just want to go home,” another rider who had enough said. “These are not the conditions that New Yorkers deserve to be traveling in.”
A drain overflows at 34th Street-Penn Station as torrential rain fell in New York City on July 14, 2025. CBS News New York
Trains on the E, F, M and R lines were delayed in both directions because of a signal problem caused by flooding at Queens Plaza.
Metro-North Railroad service was delayed into and out of Grand Central Terminal because of the region’s severe flooding. The Harlem, New Haven and Hudson lines were all impacted.
Rail service resumed with some delays at around 10 p.m. Commuters were being urged to delay travel until train service was restored between Manhattan and the Bronx.
More photos of Monday’s flooding show the storm’s impact in Westchester County and New Jersey.
Naveen Dhaliwal contributed to this report.
Mark PrussinMark Prussin is a digital producer at CBS New York. He covers breaking news, sports, politics and trending stories in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Mark joined the CBS New York team in 2019.
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