Heavy rains cause flooding in NYC region, disrupt travel

Ramadan Abdelaziz, of Jersey City, N.J., talks on the phone while trying to figure out what to do with his motorcycle as he approached floodwaters on his way home from work, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Newark, N.J. Heavy rains caused flooding in New York City and flight delays in the region. Flight-tracking website FlightAware said Newark Liberty International was seeing inbound flight delays of about three hours. A flash flood warning was in effect for Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and several New Jersey counties. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

NEW YORK — Record-breaking rains have caused flooding in New York City and flight delays in the region.

Officials said two tracks at Penn Station were out of service Friday afternoon because of flooding and parts of West Side Highway, along the Hudson River, were closed in both directions.

The National Weather Service says 3 inches of rain fell in Central Park. That’s a record for May 5.

The roof of the $4 billion transit hub at the World Trade Center leaked during the heavy rains. Cars crossing Central Park were up to their hubcaps in murky water

Flight-tracking website FlightAware said Newark Liberty International was seeing inbound flight delays of about three hours.

Tow trucks were called to Kearny, New Jersey, to rescue six vehicles stuck in water near a bridge.