Subways are back; Why it rained so hard; speed-dating is back

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Saturday September 30, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Woodhull hospital evacuating patients in Brooklyn after storm-related power failure]( [A photo of Woodhull hospital in Brooklyn.]( [Roughly 120 patients will have to be moved, officials said.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [A flooded street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Sept. 29, 2023.]( [Why it rained so hard Friday: Ophelia returned to hit NYC with an Ida-level storm]( [Meteorologists explain the weird sequence of weather and climate conditions that led to Friday’s deluge, as environmental experts warn the fallout could last for days due to sewage overflows.]( [Women talk to each other at small tables in a bar.]( [A speed dating event for queer singles in NYC sells out in days. So I tried it.]( [Imagine all of the anxiety before a first date with a stranger. Now multiply it by 20.]( [A file photo of Gov. Kathy Hochul and MTA chair and CEO Janno Lieber]( [Subways, buses, commuter rails in NYC back to normal after Friday floods]( [Gov. Kathy Hochul and MTA CEO Janno Lieber praised the response of MTA workers in getting the system back up and running.]( [a bus crosses the George Washington Bridge into Manhattan.]( [NJ Transit takeover of private bus routes will bring relief to northern New Jersey commuters]( [The agency is setting up six new routes and extending an existing one to incorporate stops currently serviced by private bus companies.]( [Photo of Randall's Island 'tent city']( [Heavy rainfall causes Randall’s Island tent facility for migrants to leak like a sieve]( [Videos shared with Gothamist show rainwater entering from above and below. Residents used plastic garbage bags to stay dry.]( [A man walks in a flooding street.]( [Record-breaking rain battered the NYC area Friday. Let us count the ways]( [Friday was a mess.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.