[UPDATES BELOW] There are multiple reports of flooding across the city due to the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy that is now upon the city. There have been reports of people trapped and cars floating in the middle of the streets. We've also received reports that many subway lines throughout the city have been flooded as well. The city has now issued a warning to all New Yorkers to go indoors immediately, stay away from windows, and remain indoors until further notice. We'll keep updating this post with more photos and reports from various areas where the flooding is happening.
Here's a video of flooding in Stuy Town:
Gowanus Canal flooding on Nevins St btwn Degraw and Sackett. #Sandy twitter.com/mtcboom/status…
— Michael Cosaboom (@mtcboom) October 30, 2012
The Hudson River has breached Manhattan shoreline, with flooding having reached 23rd Street and 10th Avenue, pouring east....
— Josh Elliott (@JoshElliottABC) October 30, 2012
Staten Island: ESU responding for multiple people trapped in houses.
— NY Scanner (@NYScanner) October 29, 2012
5 blocks down from me on Roma Ave people are apparently drowning in their house. How do you drown in your own house?
— Phil DeMeo (@phildemeo) October 29, 2012
Omg. Lower manhattan. Bye bye wall street twitter.com/Occuweather/st…
— OccuWeather (@Occuweather) October 30, 2012
Brooklyn: Carroll St & Bond St EMS station 32 being evacuated for flooding.
— NY Scanner (@NYScanner) October 30, 2012
Serious breach on East River, Peck Slip at South St. twitter.com/kevindepew/sta…
— Kevin Depew (@kevindepew) October 29, 2012
We have just been warned NOT to go downstairs. The lobby to 4 New York Plaza is now flooded. bit.ly/SkKyvM #Sandy
— New York Daily News (@nydailynews) October 30, 2012
Brooklyn: 60 Precinct Station house Being evacuated att, Reports of numerous officers trapped.
— NY Scanner (@NYScanner) October 30, 2012
In Battery Park, the water is still rising. Now 13.54ft. Should peak in next 30min... but will remain above previous record for >2 more hrs.
— Eric Holthaus (@WSJweather) October 30, 2012
Water entering all Lower Manhattan under river tubes.#Sandy #MTA
— Kevin Ortiz (@MTA_NYCT_Vocero) October 30, 2012
Do not drive your car into water, the water will win. Two drowned cars are now blocking the 3rd St. Bridge. #gowanus
— Choire Sicha (@Choire) October 30, 2012
A friend tells me cars are floating down 20th Street between 10th Ave. and West Street @newyorkist, #Sandy
— Gary Weiss (@gary_weiss) October 30, 2012
My sister in law lives on Jane St in NYC. Cars are floating down the street.
— ELBOW-TOE (@elbowtoe) October 30, 2012
Seaport right now. 4 feet of water twitter.com/JLNY/status/26…
— John Laramie (@JLNY) October 29, 2012
Chad Myers on CNN: NYSE floor is under 3 feet of water. #sandy
— Andrew Katz (@katz) October 30, 2012
NYSE spokesperson told @ABC: "It is false. Weather Channel issued a egregiously false report. There is no water in our building." #Sandy
— David Ford (@ItsDavidFord) October 30, 2012
MCGuiness and India in Greenpoint. Looks to be flooded all the way up @wnyc twitter.com/knowacki/statu…
— Kim Nowacki (@knowacki) October 30, 2012
#LIC is underwater. Flooding reaching 5th street and beyond. In touch with City Agencies. Stay safe. yfrog.com/nu89hmej
— Jimmy Van Bramer (@JimmyVanBramer) October 30, 2012
Coney Island, Brooklyn, USAis underwater twitter.com/GoogleFacts/st…
— GoogleFacts (@GoogleFacts) October 30, 2012
RT @justinbrannan: 8th Street & Avenue C. Alphabet City is underwater #sandy twitter.com/JustinBrannan/…
— Azi Paybarah (@azipaybarah) October 30, 2012
#ny1sandy Nat'l Weather Service says there is more than 13 feet at the Battery. Previously all-time record was 11.2 feet in 1821.
— NY1 News (@NY1headlines) October 30, 2012
This one is particularly crazy:
OMG. Just took this photo of cars floating in the submerged parking garage at the South end of Stone Street. twitter.com/raywert/status…
— Ray Wert (@raywert) October 30, 2012
And here's video from the Midtown Tunnel:
