Traffic & Transit

Long Island Expressway In NE Queens Floods After Rain Pummels NYC

Torrential rain flooded the Long Island Expressway on Monday night and brought all traffic to a complete halt for nearly an hour.

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Torrential rain flooded the Long Island Expressway on Monday night and brought all traffic to a complete halt. (Photo: Matthew Makower-Brown)
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Torrential rain flooded the Long Island Expressway on Monday night and brought all traffic to a complete halt. (Photo: Matthew Makower-Brown)

AUBURNDALE, QUEENS — Torrential rain flooded the Long Island Expressway on Monday night and brought all traffic to a complete halt.

All lanes of the LIE closed 8 p.m. Monday for nearly an hour after severe flooding by Francis Lewis Boulevard stopped drivers in their tracks, according to NYC Emergency Management.

The expressway reopened shortly before 9 p.m.

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The powerful thunderstorms and heavy rain that hit the city Monday followed a weekend heat wave that left tens of thousands of New Yorkers without power.

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