Photos by Gerry Khermouch.
A brief but fierce rainstorm on Thursday afternoon caused wide-scale flooding in Riverside Park, with a highway off-ramp at 97th street drenched in several feet of water.
Hippo, Dinosaur and River Run Playgrounds were closed as of late Thursday afternoon, according to the Riverside Park Conservancy.
Flash flooding throughout the area has affected Riverside Park. Hippo, Dinosaur and River Run Playgrounds are currently closed. Working with @NYCParks to get them cleaned up and reopened as soon as possible. pic.twitter.com/F68dQNEjJt
— Riverside Park Conservancy (@RiversideParkNY) June 28, 2018
Yeah. I should have had waders on too when I went out at 6:15. And during the intense cloudburst the sprinklers were still on in the playground at 105th opposite the M11/M7 stop.
Puddle splashing anyone?
Kids find the upside in flood-puddles.
Hopefully some of the rats in these playgrounds were also washed away.
All of Riverside Park needs to be dug up & regraded, with underground drains. It’s a disgrace how DeBlasio lets that park rot, while giving away $15M in taxpayer dollars to defend illegal immigrants in court.
don’t know about the rats, but the trolls are still here.