New York City's Flooding Crisis: A Wake-Up Call for Infrastructure Yesterday's record-breaking rainfall in NYC turned streets into rivers, highlighting the urgent need for infrastructure upgrades. With 1.85 inches of rain overwhelming the sewer system, two lives were tragically lost in flooded basements. This disaster raises important questions about how the city prioritizes funding—can we truly afford “free” buses when basic services are failing? Climate change is intensifying storms, but negle