Ida Brings 'Unbelievable' Flooding To Central Brooklyn, BP Says

BROOKLYN, NY — Even areas of Brooklyn that typically fare well during high-level storms were left flooded with water as an unprecedented deluge from the remnants of Hurricane Ida blew through New York city, according to the borough president.

Borough President Eric Adams told CBS late Wednesday night that flooding brought on by the tropical weather system was unlike anything he'd ever seen in the borough, bringing high levels of water even to elevated areas like Crown Heights.

"It was just unbelievable to see the level of water," he said. "...This storm has impacted those areas that are not impacted previously, I have never witnesses something like this in Crown Heights, parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant and the Fort Greene area."

The record-breaking flood conditions across New York City claimed at least nine lives Wednesday night, including a 66-year-old Brooklyn man who was discovered in the basement of his Cypress Hills apartment, according to reports.

The other eight deaths occurred in Queens, including a 2-year-old boy in Sunnyside who was found dead inside a home along with a man, 50, and woman, 48.

The borough president also pointed to high levels of flooding in Borough Park, where 12 to 13 feet of water was recorded in some homes. He spent part of Wednesday night helping drivers who got stuck on a flooded section of the Brooklyn Bridge.

"This is the first time in my entire life in the borough of Brooklyn to see the bridge flooded," he told CBS.

New York City was under a state of emergency on Thursday morning as it recovered from the storm, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.

More than 1,000 customers in Brooklyn were without power as of 10:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Con Edison.

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Update: The death toll rose to 13 people on Thursday, including three people found in a basement in Queens.