Judgment Day has come at last for depraved urban flip-flop wearers: This morning's flash flood warning from the National Weather Service was not a drill. Subway stairs have been suddenly transformed into majestic waterfalls, and the only way you can ford some of these subterranean lagoons is if you have a friend to carry you, or a faithful hound to ride on.
Brooklyn's High Street Station (Jake Dobkin / Gothamist)
Even then, one of you will probably get eaten by a subway shark...
(Courtesy Matt Toback)
Surface streets are no better; here's the scene in DUMBO, where a hand-crafted newspaper boat race is no doubt being scheduled for later today...
Jay Street river by Gothamist
Nobody's getting any work done anyway.
It's a big day for urban geyser fans!
And a big day for those who thought ahead and purchased a boat.
Gowanus, of course, is always the first to drown in toxic runoff. But for the rest of us, it's only a matter of time.
Fuck it, let's just go waterskiing on the FDR.
(Courtesy Mark Lewis Glickman)
