There has been crazy rain in the New York City area that resulted in massive flooding across the city on Friday. 

According to Accuweather, more than 8.4 inches had fallen by mid-afternoon on Friday near JFK Airport. 

But that led to some big problems in the horribly run city of New York where they don't have great drainage, apparently, and they declared a state of emergency. Our friends at Townhall got some, and I found others that show you how wild this was. 

Buckle in, New York. Flash-flood phone alerts went off this morning after most people had already left for work and school, the MTA is warning of “major disruptions," and the day has just started.

Head to @curbed for more scenes from the flood: https://t.co/hFYYnzY6u3 pic.twitter.com/84QmUqGIOn

— New York Magazine (@NYMag) September 29, 2023

It was raining in the subway. 

JUST IN: New York City is experiencing massive flooding causing the water to leak into the subway.

NYC is quickly becoming a 3rd world country.

I guess when you become a sanctuary city and have to set aside 12 billion dollars to provide housing and support to hundreds of… pic.twitter.com/xWz745GojG

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 29, 2023

It looked like a waterfall at the Grand Army Plaza stop in Brooklyn. 

The downpour of rain is turning NYC into a raging river. 🌊 https://t.co/o8Ni7gjBGF pic.twitter.com/wkG1QlZMwW

— New York Post (@nypost) September 29, 2023

It was even flooding in buses. 

Brooklyn continues to grapple with extreme flooding today – streets submerged, cars stranded, and even @MTA buses inundated. pic.twitter.com/uXCws3mmry

— AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 29, 2023

If you lived in a basement apartment in Brooklyn, you were in deep trouble and you were going to need some help. 

The situation is getting worse in Brooklyn as extreme flooding engulfs the streets. pic.twitter.com/17zvKHUJvg

— AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 29, 2023

LaGuardia Airport was flooded, at least in one terminal. Paging Joe Biden, who just told New York City to drop dead over illegal aliens, how has the "infrastructure" here been solved when you have issues like this? 

#LaGuardia Airport in #NewYork flooded today after heavy rainfall. Many flights were delayed, and others were canceled.

According to LaGuardia, just after 8 p.m., all operations have resumed to normal.

🎥 ©NBC#NYCFlooding #aviation #AvGeek #avgeeks #flights #Travel #traveler pic.twitter.com/dmDHETBUqF

— FlightMode (@FlightModeblog) September 30, 2023

Floodwaters inundated parts of New York’s LaGuardia airport on Friday, shutting down one of its terminals until “further notice,” the airport said. pic.twitter.com/2jiGZg9j0N

— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 29, 2023

There were even reports about sea lions escaping from the Central Park Zoo because of rising water. 

Flash flooding hits the Central Park Zoo. A female sea lion briefly escaped her enclosure ... looked around ... and went back into her pool ... smart sea lion #nbc4ny https://t.co/220vlwDlhQ pic.twitter.com/v3ctWuBsKM

— Steven Bognar (@Bogs4NY) September 29, 2023

There was a grain of truth in it, but it wasn't quite true. A sea lion did manage to get out of her normal pool enclosure and have a bit of a holiday in the greater area around the enclosure. But apparently, zoo workers had eyes on her, and she never actually "escaped" from the zoo, as the viral reports claimed. She explored a bit and then went back to her enclosure.