The remnants of Hurricane Ida caused heavy rain, thunderstorms and flash flooding in the New York region since yesterday evening. As a result, last night the Mayor of New York issued a “Weather Emergency Declaration” which closed city streets to private vehicular traffic from 11.45 p.m. on Wednesday, 1 September to 5.00 a.m. Thursday, 2 September.

In addition to flooding in some areas, public transport has been affected. As of 5 a.m. this morning, the MTA is reporting that subway service is largely suspended. Other public transport in the region is also likely to be impacted.