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, and R lines was impacted, 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 have resumed with severe delays after leaving riders stranded during the height of the storms.
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.
A drain overflows and floods the platform at the 28th Street subway station in Manhattan during torrential rain on July 14, 2025.
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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. Apparently there was like six inches of rain here like a half hour ago. A lot of rain hit, but it seems like we see this every couple months or so. I mean, that’s ridiculous. Six inches of rain shouldn’t be causing so many delays,” another rider who had enough said.
Additionally, E, F, M, and R trains 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.
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