Mayor Eric Adams on X: "Tonight, our city is reeling and four innocent families are mourning, including the family of NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, who was killed at 345 Park Avenue. He represented the best of New York City, an immigrant from Bangladesh who put on a uniform to protect and serve us all."

Police lined the streets of New York City to pay their respects to fellow officer Didarul Islam, who was among the four victims of a gunman’s rampage Monday at a Manhattan office tower.

Severe flash flooding inundated New York City on Thursday, July 31, prompting Mayor Eric Adams to declare a state of emergency as the city’s transit system came to a standstill.

Heavy rains lashed the East Coast of the United States on Thursday, triggering floods in New York City. Amid heavy showers, states of emergency have been declared in New York City and New Jersey. Normal life in major cities from New York to Washington D C has been thrown out of gear as strong rainstorms lashed the region.

New York Mayor Eric Adams declared a local state of emergency until tomorrow morning because of heavy rain and flooding, and he warned those in baseme