Shocking video showed water rushing into the subway system in Manhattan during Monday night’s downpours.
Video captured by an eyewitness at 23rd Street and 28th Street on the No. 1 train line showed the water even rushing into the subway car as riders stood on the seats to avoid the water.
Video from an eyewitness captured water gushing through the entrance and platform of the No. 1 subway train station at 23rd Street.
“What happened last night is something that is a reality for our system that when you hit, when you go north, an inch and three-quarters in an hour, the city sewer system, the storm water system gets backed up and gets overwhelmed and tunnels into the stations,” said MTA CEO and Chair Janno Lieber…