If there was any doubt about just how serious a threat rising oceans and extreme weather pose to New York’s subway system, Hurricane Sandy put an end to them. Despite covering entrances and ...

Sandy Threatens to Flood Subway Tunnels, Delay Re-Opening An unprecedented storm surge could keep passengers out of subways for days By Emily Feldman • Published October 29, 2012 • Updated on ...

How the subway can collapse and flood Most people may not realize it—or never have occasion to think about it—but NYC’s subway system is susceptible to flooding. The possibility is quite real.

Sandy subway damage remains extensive By . Rebecca Harshbarger. Published Sep. 17, 2013, 1:56 p.m. ET. The flooded subway tunnel at Cranberry St. MTA NYC Transit/Leonard Wiggins Explore ...

Subway system still recovering from flooding, ... the subway system remains vulnerable to floods, despite billions in investments since Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and Hurricane Ida in 2021.

Earlier today, when he was talking about the state of the MTA's subway stations after Hurricane Sandy, MTA Chair Joe Lhota mentioned how at the "South Street station water is literally up to the ...

In 2011, a year before Superstorm Sandy hit the city, Klaus Jacob, a scientist at Columbia University, warned in a report that even short-term flooding of New York's extensive subway system could ...

Since Hurricane Sandy, New York has pressed forward with subway line expansions. San Francisco is expanding its subway, even as the system faces flooding from sea level rise. Sponsor Message ...

The MTA’s post-Sandy shots of a ruined subway system gave people a valuable look at the real devastation the city was facing. Here, the MTA and photographer Patrick Cashin talk about taking the ...

In a 2011 estimate for the New York Academy of Sciences, Aerts and colleagues estimated the costs of New York city subway flooding from a hurricane at $250 million to $1.5 billion, which he now ...

A New York City subway station has reopened nearly five years after Superstorm Sandy flooded it with 15 million gallons of water. The South Ferry station on the No. 1 line reopened Tuesday after ...