Ten hours after the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning, five hours after the heavy rain began to fall across New York City, three hours after social media platforms began to be deluged with photos and videos of floodwaters stranding vehicles and commuters, 90 minutes after the MTA essentially told riders the trains were all too broken to be of any use, and 40 minutes after the press conference was supposed to start, Mayor Eric Adams spoke to New Yorkers for the first time about the flooding that continues to pummel the city that is under his control.
"We're ready, and you should be as well, to be prepared for this moment," Adams said.
What took him so long?
The mayor—flanked by a coffee mug and a tall paper cup, his voice sounding markedly more craggy and halting than usual (Adams had a "birthday fundraiser" in Inwood on Thursday night)—told reporters that he didn't need to be the first official to address New Yorkers about the flooding, because his deputies had already done so, in the form of sending out some Notify NYC alerts, appearing on 1010 WINS and Fox Weather on Thursday, and forwarding a press release to reporters at 11:08 p.m. on Thursday night. (Some of those deputies, including Deputy Mayor for Communications Fabien Levy, who earns an annual salary of $250,000, went even further, and snippily alerted reporters to all the alerting that had previously occurred.)
"Leadership is not only the mayor," Adams said. "It is all of those that are placed in those positions, and that is what you saw."
At the start of the presser, Adams said that he "got a firsthand look at the impact of the rainfall and what it is doing moving around the city," but later revealed that this was a little bit of serendipitous multitasking. On Friday morning, he had actually gone to a wake for a retired NYPD officer, and had driven back home through East New York, Canarsie, and Sheepshead Bay.
Just six families had been successfully evacuated from flooded basement homes so far, according to Levy, but with two to four more inches of rain on the way, where could New Yorkers who live in basements go if their homes flooded? Where was the "higher ground" that NotifyNYC told basement apartment-dwellers to seek? The mayor didn't say, though he assured everyone that was being taken care of.
"We will have sites for those who can't go with family and friends, we will always provide shelter for those in need and we will navigate that," Adams said.
Zach Iscol, head of the mayor's Emergency Management division, assured New Yorkers they were "monitoring continuously," and "in very active response mode right now," but the evidence provided for that was simply more assurances.
"We're taking this extremely, extremely seriously," Iscol said.
For
an event featuring the mayor, Governor Kathy Hochul, the head of the
MTA Janno Lieber, and many leaders of City agencies, not a whole lot was
revealed at this press conference. Despite the chaos on the street,
everyone had convened to convince New Yorkers they were doing their
jobs, and that the system is working, more or less. After the mayor
thanked the governor, the governor thanked the mayor. "Mayor, you've
been fantastic," Hochul said.
What about migrants staying in tent structures? No major leaks or flooding have been reported, Levy said.
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16.85 inches of rain in NYC in September 1882! 1-8-8-2. Only 14 inches this September. Quit your bitchin', girly men and man up. Get your umbrella and galoshes. Sunny days in the 70's coming up this week
BTW before the fundraiser on Thursday evening, he was in FMCP carrying an umbrella and paying tribute to the 58,000 fallen Vietnam military at the "Wall That Heals". Jessica Ramos was not there.
Adams loves to offer people “second chances.”. Let's all give him one on this.
Not as bad as KraZy Nut Socialist Rep. Jamaal Bowman who pulled a fire alarm as Dems try to delay vote on GOP stopgap spending bill.
"Higher ground" for the basement dwellers is on the roof.
So you got a bit wet. Nobody died.
What did the MIAs Zohran Mamdami, Tiffany Caban, Shekar Krishnan, Jessica Ramos tell their constituents to do?
It's not just him that's fucked up it's his whole damned staff/squad...
The "Biden" of New York City !
I want to hear more of the Kweens Dems take on this in much more detail.
What else do you expect from a TrumpTurd Mayor.
It was the silt coming down the Hudson that caused this. The Statue of Liberty is still the same height as before. No shrinkage.
The greedy landlords created all the illegal cellar and basement apts that flood. The city wants to legalize them now. Those that can be somehow made safe perhaps should be, BUT only if ALL COSTS to do it are the RESPONSIBILITY of the OWNER, NOT for government to PAY for.
It was a fake storm. Fabricated by corporate media and George Soros, along with the deep state.
I thought TrumpTurd fixed all the infrastructure?
Maybe the flooding will finally uncover some evidence against Hunter Biden.
I could build a great new sewer system, maybe the greatest ever. Everyone is saying I could do it. Maybe it'll have gold-plated pipes with pictures of me, your favorite president ever.
@"What did the MIAs Zohran Mamdami, Tiffany Caban, Shekar Krishnan, Jessica Ramos tell their constituents to do?"
What? You can't make a decision without big government's help? That's how communism starts.
Go live in Sweden.
Another tax cut for the rich will get him off his ass to do something useful for this city!
@“ 16.85 inches of rain in NYC in September 1882! 1-8-8-2. Only 14 inches this September.”
GTA, Not much concrete around in 1882 I’d bet.
“ What about migrants staying in tent structures? No major leaks or flooding have been reported, Levy said.”
Not that this admin would notice if a few dozen migrants got washed away in the rain.
"GTA, Not much concrete around in 1882 I’d bet."
Though a lot of rained-on muddy streets covered in horse shit.
Gosh, I guess Progressives are too stupid to come in out of the rain unless they get 15 government notifications and 311 robo calls warning them. Too much work to look out the window?
Kitara the middle school moron sez: "GTA, Not much concrete around in 1882 I’d bet."
Lol!! Yeah, everyone was living in tents.
He looks like he's been listening to the QAnon drone for an hour or two.
"“A person that thinks those who defend their country in uniform, or are shot down or seriously wounded in combat, or spend years being tortured as POWs are all ‘suckers’ because ‘there is nothing in it for them.’
A person that did not want to be seen in the presence of military amputees because ‘it doesn’t look good for me.’
A person who demonstrated open contempt for a Gold Star family – for all Gold Star families – on TV during the 2016 campaign, and rants that our most precious heroes who gave their lives in America’s defense are ‘losers’ and wouldn’t visit their graves in France. "
- John Kelly, about his former boss.
He's flying to Columbia to sort all of this out. I wonder will he get through immigration? Will he get a chance to hike on the Inca trail? Will he save the Amazon rain forest?
Find out next week ... maybe.
You criticized a black man? That's the cause of many a crime... don't ask a black man to lower the music, lower his voice, move his car, step back....
You dare to criticize BoJangles?
It's like it's slavery time again and you are demeaning one of your (many) slaves.
How demeaning to expect the black Winchell Mahoney to do anything but dance, dance dance....
He jumped so high
He jumped so high
And then he'd lightly touch down
Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles
Dance
This was one way to clean up those stinky bean eaters and their entourage. If they got washed away into the East River, well, you gotta break a few eggs to make an omlette.
Did anyone have the bright idea of catching the rain water like in a barrel or something? Could save on the water bill.
You guys up North sure are funny. You want the used farm equipment to work? HA HA HA.
And the places those flooded-out basement dweller MIGHT have evacuated to are certainly already occupied by illegals. Just one of the consequences of a lawless government.
He and the Governor will need to get off their asses and build a special prison for TrumpTurd and his crime family. Somewhere out to sea, preferably.
I blame all that rain on Hunter Biden.
Everyone watch out for that FEMA phone warning. Graphene oxide particles may be emitted upon the Sheeple…
Hungover drunk, TMZ, hip-hop, thug, celeb wanna be was dancing the night away at the club in his $1800 Italian shoes.
This "privat club" back room, likley closet gay/bisexual shennagans and photo ops almost every night till the wee hours, This as his city goes to hell, people getting killed.
How much does his after hours overtime securiety detail (as in his friends) costing the public?
New York voters are crazy. I say the water's been poisoned.
How can so many millions of people turn into sheep and go so stupid?
Even teenagers, especially young voters.
-Ned
www.nra.org
The Mayor isn’t the only one tardy around here…
I’d look that wrecked if I had to listen to QAnon creeps too.
Elections have consequences, at every level. Make sure you vote, and think carefully when you do vote. This insanity would not exist if people were paying attention.
Trump was correct. A wall is needed.
Maybe he should become the next speaker of the house. Somebody's gotta do it.
Dear Neocons: Stop Pretending to be "Conservative"
@"Not as bad as KraZy Nut Socialist Rep"
And not nearly as bad as the KraZy Nut Republicans who failed in their attempt to shut down the government, and can't even pass wind, never mind pass a bill.
"The United States will eventually fly the Communist red flag…The American people will hoist it themselves."
Nikita Khrushchev
I love watching leftists get what they voted for.
"Much easier to fool someone, than convince them they've been fooled"
#TDS It's a mind virus enforced by a cult...
Maybe our fearless orange leader and future king Donald can appoint a new Mayor.
Shut your pie-hole Troll
Make the "Woke" progressives acknowledge the fallacy of their own constructs.
Vote them all out of office this November 2023.
For the MSM brainwashed: the United States of America is a constitutional republic not a democracy.
If the money spigot isn’t reopened soon we should see a lot of Ukrainian grifters quietly depart for their European villas on the Mediterranean, or if they are really scared they might come all the way to the US.
you will know them by their works.
I hear he's emigrating to Peru.
Prove me wrong ...
@"TrumpTurd Mayor" Feel free to go back to sleep Troll.
Hilary says that Trumpanzees will need deprogramming? Why bother. Ya can't do anything with empty heads.
Literally his actions speaks to the sub-par intelligence of most if not all NYC voters.
I guess we must now divert all taxpayers money to the Israel apartheid state.
Is JQLLC Partying too?
JQ, please. If you can't publish new items - this one has mold on it already - can't you just upload the comments? The comments together with the items are what makes this site, no?
Censorship is real. Prove me wrong ...
Do we have to wait for him to come back from his South American vacation?
@"Shut your pie-hole Troll"
How dare you speak to NRA Ned like that! Or were you speaking to NPC_doofus?
Either way, take a hike, commie!
Welcome back NRA Ned. How did the latest school shooting go? Any gory tales to share?
Might as well believe the Easter Bunny is working tirelessly.
Give JQ a break - there’s this thing called M-O-N-E-Y.. You gotta go to
a J-O-B to get it. Takes up lots of time. But the. you wouldn’t know anything about working for a living.
Shut your pie-hole Troll, what part don't you understand ?
@"Shut your pie-hole Troll, what part don't you understand ?"
Stop being nasty to JQ. This blog is great.
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