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One of New York's wettest days in decades flooded the metropolitan area Friday after heavy rains disabled many subway and commuter rail lines, stranded motorists on highways, flooded basements and closed an airport terminal for hours. Record 220 mm of rain drenched John F. Kennedy airport Record-breaking 220 mm of rain drenches John F Kennedy airport Central Park has rained at speeds of close to 50 mm per hour for the third time in two years John F. Kennedy Airport was inundated with 220 millimeters of rain on Friday evening , surpassing the record for any September day set in 1960 during Hurricane Donna, the National Weather Service said. Parts of Brooklyn saw more than 184 mm of precipitation, with 60 mm recorded in a single hour at one point, with more showers expected on Saturday, according to weather and city officials. The flooding came two years after the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record rainfall on the Northeast and killed at least 13 people in New York City, most of them in flooded basements. Although no deaths or serious injuries were reported, Friday's storm brought back frightening memories. Ida killed three of Joy Wong's neighbors, including a young child, and began splashing water on the front door of her building in Woodside, Queens, on Friday. "I was very worried," he said, explaining that it had become too dangerous to leave. “It was like a lake out there, it was like an ocean.” Within minutes, water filled the building's basement almost to the ceiling. Following death of the family in 2021, basement was converted into a recreation room. It has now been destroyed. Nearly every subway line was at least partially suspended, rerouted or operated with delays. City officials said Friday they received reports of six basement floors being flooded, but all residents got out safely. Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency and urged people to stay where they are if possible. But schools open, students were attending classes, and many adults heading to work wondering how to get home. Transport suspension, delays Nearly every subway line was at least partially suspended, rerouted or operating with delays, 44 of the city's 3,500 buses were stranded and bus service was disrupted citywide, public transportation officials said. "You know it's bad when the buses stop you," Brooklyn high school student Malachi Clark said after trying to get home by bus, then subway. School buses operating, but they were carrying only a small fraction of public school students, most of whom disabled. A long line formed at the ticket office at Grand Central Terminal in the afternoon; Mike Tag was among those whose trains were canceled. Railroad workers suggested possible workarounds, but he wondered if they would work. "So I'll sit here, go out until they open," he said. City officials received reports that six basement floors were flooded. Traffic section of FDR Drive, a major artery on Manh
