THE DAMP DAYS
Brooklynites deal with the
BY JESSICA PARKS
After Hurricane Ida
dumped between fi ve and
six inches of rain on most of
Brooklyn, locals woke up to
beautiful weather — but still
had to deal with wreckage of
the Sept. 1 storm.
Unprecedented fl ooding
fi lled the borough, particularly
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in areas of Central
Brooklyn. Neighborhoods
like Sunset Park, Park Slope
and Crown Heights saw a surprising
amount of rainfall
in comparison to coastal-lying
communities like Sheepshead
Bay and Coney Island
which saw some of the worst
impacts in the city during Superstorm
Sandy, but did not
get hit as hard during Ida.
Prospect Park Lake
fl ooded through the Parade
Grounds onto Church Avenue
and E. 10th Street, and
according to owners of a Flatbush
pizzeria, who posted to
the eatery’s Instagram account
that, while this is a
normal occurrence during
heavy rain, they’ve never
seen it as bad as that night.
“Did you know #prospectpark
lake has extended all the
way to the corner of E 10th and
Church Ave?,” Wheated’s post
read. “This is, sadly, normal
during intense, heavy rain
(and the fl ooding it brings
along with it). Last night was
a new extreme.”
The restaurateurs said
their area is still fl ooded after
peaking around midnight
Wednesday night into Thursday,
but have not had major
fl ooding inside their pizza parlor.
Instead, staff at Wheated
say they’re dealing with a
sewer backup and fl ooding on
the sidewalk that has gotten
even worse throughout the
morning.
NYC Parks Department employee John Crespo shovels mud in Owl’s Head Park in Bay Ridge on Thursday, Sept.
2, 2021, a day after the remnants of Hurricane Ida bashed the city with heavy rainfall. Photo by Paul Frangipane
“We did not have any major
water issues but defi nitely
had a reverse fl ow of the sewer
and a new, even higher point
of water on the sidewalk,” the
post continued. “My heart
goes out to all the folks who
are not so lucky.”
The Prospect Park Alliance’s
executive director reiterated
there was a lot of fl ooding
from Prospect Park Lake,
expectedly from the excessive
rainwater that poured into
the lake.
“We defi nitely had some
fl ooding, which had to do
with the lake being full of
rainwater and overfl owing,”
said Deborah Kirschner, “and
I think that was one of the key
things today is that the runoff
from the lake making its way
out of the park.”
Kirschner said she was
surprised only two trees went
down in the entire park, both
on top of each other on Central
Drive — otherwise, there
was some fl ooding around the
historic boathouse right on
lake, as well as in the roller
skating area and playground.
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