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NOT TRUE!!!

When Sully landed that plane in the Hudson, it only took 24 minutes for HUNDREDS of New Yorkers come to their rescue.

Despite some shortcomings, it's still the greatest city in the world.

Almost every time some one, and usually a few have come to check on me. This was in my 40's, 50's and not the obvious gray-haired woman in my early 70s that I am now.

I live in a metroplex and we do favors and acts of kindness for friends and strangers all the time - yes indeed

I have no clue who received any of those donations

Maybe it how it was inserted but donating blood in college I could subtly feel the blood pulsing out. Ick! Wouldn't do it again.

and the people insisted on actually walking me to the stop and making sure I went down the right entrance. And chatted companionably on the way.

Homes near the river destroyed, cars and people washed away, at least five people drowned in their cars or basement apartments, if I remember right.
Officials at the time were speculating a number of homeless were drowned and washed into the river by the flood current coming off the streetsand never found.
The water in those videos was at least 2 ft. deep at street level, and it looked fast. That's strong enough to drown you if you get pulled into the current and trapped under a car.

NYC's stormwater system is meant to handle about 1.75 inches of rain in an hour.

This was 2+ inches in 30 minutes. An unusual downpour but hardly a freak event, the system is undersized.

to help drain streets of water faster. Announced April 30th.
I'm guessing if successful will be expanded

I would guess that the mayor of NYC it pretty busy right now. Maybe he'll have time to stroke some egos later on, when the flood has receeded.

Oh, and exactly why do you find this odd?

from April 30th for Brooklyn (or Queens [ sorry, extra tired] ) about removing heavy rainwater off the streets. I'm guessing if successful will be expanded.

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my daughter lives there but I think she's been on set this week. I did go to the weather channel and they say the worst has gone through, and then there's a cool front coming in. They had a weird week w/the extreme heat and flooding.

Water surge is ferocious. I'm surprised others weren't washed away.

That poor woman swept up like a rag doll. Hope she managed to survive.

Awful!

Thank goodness some people went after her.