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NEW YORK — A soggy week in the Big Apple, culminating in a lengthy overnight rainstorm, triggered flood watches for parts of New York on Saturday. The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood watch warning, sounding the alarm in particular for communities across southern Queens County, where residents faced as much as 2 1/2 feet of flooding. “This will result in numerous road closures and widespread flooding of low lying property including parking lots, parks, lawns and homes/businesses with basements near the waterfront,” according to the NWS. “Vehicles parked in vulnerable areas near …

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