NEW YORK-- Last week's historic flooding in the New York City area has raised three key questions: Why is New York so flood-prone, what's being done to prevent it and what are other cities doing?

NEW YORK — Torrential rains and flooding overwhelmed roads and transit in New York City on Friday, triggering officials to declare a state of emergency, and with implications throughout the ...

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Flash flood warnings were issued across all New York City boroughs. New York City is facing major flooding as heavy rain slams New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Flash flood ...

Rain, wind and potential flooding are dampening travel plans on Thursday in anticipation of the Memorial Day weekend.

In some places, flooding was already occurring or imminent and causing severe delays to the subway system in New York City and other travel in the area. The rain is not expected to let up after ...

New Yorkers may worry about rising rent or rising tempers on the subway, but they might want to add rising water to the list.

As much as 3 inches will fall on New York City through Wednesday coupled with strong, intense gusts, raising the risk of flash flooding. Although daunting, the heavy rain will bring much-needed ...

Flood damage in Woodside, Queens, following Hurricane Ida in 2021. New Yorkers are no strangers to flooding. There are 1.3 million New York City residents living in or next to a floodplain, or ...

Atlantic City was ruined and has never come back ... At the time, then-governor Cuomo said, “We have a 100-year flood every two years now.” If so, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are past due.