“According to their report, the MTA did a good job of preventing flooding along Queens Boulevard and other stations,” Liu said. “But not all of the subway stations have been completed — that leaves a lot of other stations that need help from the anti-flooding initiative.”
   Commuters became all too aware of the subway’s flooding problems in the summer of 2007, when heavy rains and tornadoes brought the city’s transport system to a grinding halt. Since then, 10 of the 33 subway stations the MTA deems “priority locations” received upgrades, complete with sump pump replacements, check-valve overhauls and the implementation of raised sidewalk gratings to prevent street-level flooding. The remaining 23 locations, including the E/G/R/V station at Queens Plaza and the G train stops at Court Square and Broadway, have been put on hold due to a lack of funding.
   A spokesperson at the MTA said the agency has created an email alert system to warn commuters of delays, installed Doppler radar screens at communication centers to improve coordination between rail and bus command posts and increased the frequency of cleaning in flood-prone areas including vents, track beds and drains.