Residents in Red Hook, Brooklyn are no strangers to flooding -- the neighborhood was ravaged by Superstorm Sandy.

A coastal storm threat Sunday into Monday brings the possibility of heavy rain, flash flooding and high winds to the NYC area. FOX 5 NY's Nick Gregory has the latest details.

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (PIX11) — The New York City Department of Environmental Protection held a Flood Preparedness Town Hall on Wednesday in Coney Island to educate the public about the causes of flooding and to distribute free flood preparedness kits.

Extreme rainstorms hammer the Northeast 60% more often than they did in the 1950s, and New York City's infrastructure struggles to keep up. The city's sewers handle 1.7 inches of rain per hour, but storms now dump up to 3 inches per hour for extended periods.

The coastal flooding threat from Hurricane Erin will peak with Thursday night’s high tide, and dangers from the storm will continue into Friday, meteorologists said. Storm surge from Hurricane Erin causes street flooding in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – A state of emergency was declared in both New York and New Jersey on Thursday amid severe flooding that left some neighborhoods submerged underwater. A tractor-trailer got trapped on the Clearview Expressway near Northern Boulevard in ...

While Hurricane Erin isn't expected to make direct landfall in the U.S., its pressure systems are bringing potential for coastal flooding, thunderstorms and rip currents to areas of downstate New York and the surrounding region. Hurricane Erin began its ...

Hundreds of sensors placed throughout New York City measure water as it rises, then send the data to an interactive map available to the public. By Cole del Charco Kelly Hayes, a co-owner of Gowanus Gardens, a bar in Brooklyn, said that at least once a ...