Ida damage is surfacing around the city,
including in Bushwick - where water moved cars, flooded basements and battered
businesses.
Water was seen
pouring down Knickerbocker Avenue between Dekalb Avenue and Hart Street. The
flooding water current caused by this storm was so intense that it
pushed a parked car up onto the sidewalk.
One man, Pedro, was working in the basement of a business across the street
last night. Pedro's car was unable to start, and while he was working in
this basement, the water got all the way up to chest level before he was able
to escape.
The manager of
Ersoy Fashionware is one of many business owners who suffered
from the flooding. Surveillance video from his store showed the raging water
going down the street. The store suffered some serious damage and cleanup
continues, but he says he will be able to keep his business running
once the damages are cleaned up.