Authorities have identified the two men who died in flooded basements in New York City on Thursday afternoon. So much rain fell in such a short period that streets became flooded, pouring into buildings and overwhelming some subway stations.

Much of the rainfall came in an intense 20-minute period in the afternoon, officials said. A record two inches fell at LaGuardia Airport.

The intense rain storms put a strain on NYC's infrastructure, causing deadly flooding and renewed concerns about basement apartments.

New details have emerged about the two men who died during Thursday’s storm that dropped nearly three inches of rain in two hours.

The remnants of Hurricane Ida blew into the northeast on Wednesday night and caused the deaths of at least 46 people as historic rains led to urban flash floods in New York City and surrounding areas. Officials said at least 16 people died in New York, 23 ...

More than a dozen people are dead after Hurricane Ida tore through New York and New Jersey late Wednesday night. According to the Associated Press, police say four women, three men, and a 2-year-old boy died in Queens when the basement of their residential ...

On Halloween Eve, streets in Queens and throughout New York City flooded due to heavy rainfall which left one man dead in Manhattan and another in Flatbush.

New flood protection rules proposed for New York City could force developers to eliminate basement apartments and raise buildings by up to four feet — potentially slowing housing construction just as the city faces a severe housing crisis.

Ida battered Louisiana as a Category 4 with top winds of 150 mph, a tie for 5th strongest hurricane to ever hit the mainland U.S. LAPLACE, Louisiana -- Some families near New Orleans have been forced to take shelter in their attics as their homes took on ...