More than 3.6 inches fell in Central Park as Saturday’s storm dumped record rainfall in New York City, flooded roads with crowds of commuters and caused delays and cancellations for airlines across the tri-state area. Rainfall was recorded.
An unidentified man and woman were rescued by FDNY firefighters Saturday after a black Mercedes-Benz submerged under an overpass on the westbound 65th Street Central Park Traverse.
A photo obtained by the Post shows firefighter Eric Rosland F.F. John O’Connor’s Darren Hirsch and Cody Schramm help an elderly man across a flooded sidewalk.
The man was then seen being loaded onto a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance.
In the Bronx, an SUV was stranded in floodwaters on Mosholu Parkway, and a photo showed the owner outside on the passenger side.
Several cars were seen driving through extensive flooded areas along the same route.
Dramatic footage also showed a delivery driver struggling to drag his scooter through deluge in the Bronx.
Across the river in Newark, Dr. Mark Pollack was seen being pulled in a red raft by Newark police paramedics after becoming stranded in a flood zone.
The city’s 2nd Avenue F stop at the corner of East Houston and Allen Street was captured on video as passengers used wooden boxes as “bridges” to brave the flooded train station. The people who wore straps were also not saved.
As the man jumped over both crates and made his way to the train, one of the passengers shouted, “Oh, he’s going to the Olympics.”
Airlines also faced a travel nightmare Saturday night, with 487 flights delayed and 31 canceled at John F. Kennedy Airport. According to FlightAware.
It was also the sixth wettest March month on record, with 8.24 inches of rain already recorded in the park, even with one week left.
In the evening, a rainstorm finally began to blow out of the area.
New Fox meteorologist Jordan Overton said areas of the state “will remain dry overnight into tomorrow.” It is expected to be balmy but sunny in the afternoon.
“Thankfully, the damage was somewhat widespread, so the flooding wasn’t as intense,” he said of the “strong coastal storm,” although severe flooding was recorded in parts of the Big Apple.
