Two people died Thursday in NYC​ when flash flooding filled basements from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan.

Two men died during a record-breaking rainfall that drenched the New York City metro area Thursday afternoon — a 39-year-old man found unconscious and unresponsive in a flooded basement in

Torrential rain battered Brooklyn on Thursday, flooding streets, submerging cars and leaving at least one person dead as parts of the borough saw nearly three

Brooklyn was soaked with about 2 inches of rain on Thursday, with parked cars submerging in water all across the borough including Sheepshead Bay, Midwood and Bed-Stuy. One Wingate resident died after trying to save his pet dogs from his basement.

NEW YORK - Relentless rain is flooding the streets of New York City and impacting afternoon and evening commutes. The city is facing several inches of rain and gusty winds.

Torrential rain battered Brooklyn, flooding streets on Thursday, submerging cars, and leaving at least one person dead.

The effects of rainstorms have become progressively catastrophic for New York City residents. The city has been messaging residents of basement apartments about the dangers of flash flooding in the years since the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed 13 people in New York City, including 11 who drowned in basement homes, in September 2021.

Two people were killed in New York City on Thursday when an intense line of storms dumped torrential rain across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, triggering widespread flash flooding.