New York City commuters are bracing for potential flooding from heavy rain Thursday evening, just hours after an unrelated power outage snarled the morning rush hour.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority suspended service on multiple lines as crews investigated a loss of electricity to signals near West 4th Street-Washington Square in Manhattan. Other lines were delayed as trains rerouted or skipped stops to avoid the outage.
The disruptions come as thunderstorms are forecast to descend on New York City later in the day, threatening to disrupt transit and inundate roads just as workers leave their offices