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riversedge

(81,554 posts) Thu May 21, 2026, 03:21 AM 8 hrs ago

4h Queens is reportedly flooded right now.-Woman got washed away in the NYC flood.

I am glad to see that some folks ran after her to help after she started floating down the street.

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4h Queens is reportedly flooded right now.-Woman got washed away in the NYC flood. (Original Post) riversedge 8 hrs ago OP

Kudos to the man who got out of his vehicle to help the folks in the submerged car on the Jackie Robinson Pkwy heading t riversedge 8 hrs ago #1

a lot of people think acts of kindness and heroism only occur in small towns Skittles 7 hrs ago #2

Yes. AZ8theist 6 hrs ago #3

oh I love New Yawkers Skittles 5 hrs ago #4

Has this ever happened before?! When August Comes 2 hrs ago #5

Yes, things like this have happened before over the last few years Renew Deal 1 hr ago #8

Wow 😳 MustLoveBeagles 1 hr ago #6

RIP Renew Deal 1 hr ago #7

Trying to find out - TBF 15 min ago #9

The current on that . . . peggysue2 8 min ago #10

riversedge

(81,554 posts)

1. Kudos to the man who got out of his vehicle to help the folks in the submerged car on the Jackie Robinson Pkwy heading t

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 03:43 AM

8 hrs ago

~20 minutes of rain in NYC should not lead to complete infrastructure failure like this.

Kudos to the man who got out of his vehicle to help the folks in the submerged car on the Jackie Robinson Pkwy heading toward the Grand Central.

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Skittles

(172,895 posts)

2. a lot of people think acts of kindness and heroism only occur in small towns

Reply to riversedge (Reply #1)

Thu May 21, 2026, 04:08 AM

7 hrs ago

NOT TRUE!!!

AZ8theist

(7,638 posts)

3. Yes.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #2)

Thu May 21, 2026, 04:59 AM

6 hrs ago

When Sully landed that plane in the Hudson, it only took 24 minutes for HUNDREDS of New Yorkers come to their rescue.

Despite some shortcomings, it's still the greatest city in the world.

Skittles

(172,895 posts)

4. oh I love New Yawkers

Reply to AZ8theist (Reply #3)

Thu May 21, 2026, 06:21 AM

5 hrs ago

When August Comes

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5. Has this ever happened before?!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 09:39 AM

2 hrs ago

WTF?! 😳 Does anyone else find this very odd? Where is Mamdani? Has he made a statement or offered information?

Renew Deal

(85,369 posts)

8. Yes, things like this have happened before over the last few years

Reply to When August Comes (Reply #5)

Thu May 21, 2026, 10:13 AM

1 hr ago

https://nysclimateimpacts.org/explore-the-assessment/case-studies/hurricane-ida-vulnerabilities-in-new-york-city/

A lot of this is driven by climate change. There was a week timespan a few years ago where there was record breaking rain, twice!

MustLoveBeagles

(17,305 posts)

6. Wow 😳

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 10:04 AM

1 hr ago

😮

Renew Deal

(85,369 posts)

7. RIP

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 10:10 AM

1 hr ago

TBF

(37,203 posts)

9. Trying to find out -

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 11:35 AM

15 min ago

my daughter lives there but I think she's been on set this week. I did go to the weather channel and they say the worst has gone through, and then there's a cool front coming in. They had a weird week w/the extreme heat and flooding.

peggysue2

(12,600 posts)

10. The current on that . . .

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 11:41 AM

8 min ago

Water surge is ferocious. I'm surprised others weren't washed away.

That poor woman swept up like a rag doll. Hope she managed to survive.

Awful!

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