{"id":238950,"date":"2026-05-21T03:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/238950\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T03:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:31:07","slug":"heavy-rainfall-thunderstorms-bring-flooded-roadways-downed-trees-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/238950\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms bring flooded roadways, downed trees in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms led to flooding and downed trees in parts of New York City Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens and Manhattan, urging people not to drive vehicles or walk into areas where water covers the roadway.<\/p>\n

Video shows flooded roadways at 100-32 204th St. in Jamaica.<\/p>\n

Video captures flash flooding in Bayside, Queens on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

In Brooklyn, Citizen App video captured a massive fallen tree blocking the intersection at 501 Kings Highway.<\/p>\n

Citizen App video shows a massive fallen tree blocking the intersection on Kings Highway in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

An activist captured flooded streets in Rosedale, Queens.<\/p>\n

Community activist Carl Patterson shared video of flooding in queens<\/p>\n

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n

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