Remnants of Hurricane Ida batter New York City; 7 killed

At least seven people, including a two-year-old boy, died in flooding-related incidents as Hurricane Ida swept through New York City area. In Pic: Spectators walk through flooded paths near Louis Armstrong Stadium on day 3 of the 2021 US Open tennis tournament, New York. (Reuters)

The city saw heavy winds, drenching rains and flooded streets and subways, prompting Mayor Bill de Blasio to declare a state of emergency. In Pic: General view of a flooded road in Yonkers. (Reuters)

According to the Associated Press, New York’s FDR Drive, a major artery on the east side of Manhattan, and the Bronx River Parkway were underwater by late Wednesday evening. In Pic: Cars navigate a flooded highway in the Queens borough of New York City. (Reuters)

Videos on social media showed water gushing out of New York City subway and city streets. In Pic: The lights of Times Square in New York are reflected in standing water. (AP)

Subway stations and tracks became so flooded that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suspended all service.In Pic: A subway station that had earlier flooded remains closed after a state of emergency was declared in New York. (AP)

A man walks by the flooded pavilion along Arthur Ashe Stadium on day 3 of the 2021 US Open tennis tournament, New York. (Reuters)

Damage to the side of a building from the remnants of Hurricane Ida is shown on Thursday, September 2, 2021 in the Queens borough of New York. (AP)

A man pushes a bicycle on a flooded street following Tropical Storm Ida in Brooklyn, New York. (Reuters)

A car navigates past abandoned cars on a flooded highway in the Queens borough of New York City, US, September 2, 2021. (Reuters)

A man shows flood damage in his basement in New York. (AP)

Cars are left abandoned following overnight flooding on the FDR Highway, during the morning rush in New York City, US, September 2, 2021. (Reuters)

First responders pull local residents in a boat as they perform rescues of people trapped by floodwaters in Mamaroneck, New York, US. (Reuters)

People walk on a flooded stairs at a subway station in New York, US, September 1, 2021. (Twitter/@MWATSONNYC/REUTERS)