arrow A commuter heading to the 1 train at 157th Street on Thursday afternoon Courtesy of PaulleeWR
Subway commuters waded through waist-deep waters and stranded motorists floated through a Bronx expressway on Thursday, as heavy rainfall pummeled the New York City region.
The flash floods, which come ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa s arrival early tomorrow, brought threatening travel conditions and, according to video shared on Twitter, impromptu jet skiing.
At 157th Street and Broadway, the storm quickly filled the station s lower level, leading some courageous straphangers to splash their way to the 1 train through a pool of dirty water. Some donned trash bags, while others made the trek bare-legged.
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