Aug. 8, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards joined Council Member Vickie Paladino, State Sen. Vickie Paladino and community partners in Bay Terrace Friday, Aug. 8, to call for flood-related street signage and storm mitigation efforts after areas of the Cross Island Parkway were submerged following flash flooding at the end of July.

Elected officials and community advocates gathered near the intersection of 208th Place and the Cross Island Parkway, where several vehicles were submerged during the July 31 flooding, to call on the Department of Transportation to install signage warning motorists of the risks of driving in the area during stormy weather.

Officials said the recent floods, which saw more than 6 inches of rainfall within an hour, was the result of a

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