If you stop you get honked (blared) at and of course if you try to pull over everybody blocks you. I stopped last time, got blared at, returned the driver's salute and played chicken with 3 cars who wouldn't let me into their lane to pull over to the shoulder to wait for the water to go down. I also watched 2 cars stall in the middle. LOL
NYC is tough, man! I've had full size pick-up trucks (with lift kits) in Chicago tail gate me and honk their horn as they want to go through standing water. I act like I stalled out (and put on my blinkers) until I can crawl over to the right or left and avoid standing water- no matter how deep. Chicago has good mid-western folk, and one will always let you in. But NYC is like a death match.
I HAVE driven through deep standing water but this was in my 04 Civic which had the intake scoop right behind the headlight and straight into a top mounted resonator so standing water was never a concern so long as it was below the headlights. However, the Accord intake silencing resonator being down low has me a bit worried.
Miker's excellent diagram makes me wonder why they designed it this way?
My nieces were raised in Wichita Falls, TX, and so are used to flooding and droughts. Roads- especially under a bridge, always have giant rulers next to them so you can see (clearly) how deep the water is. If the water is at the 3 foot mark, don't go forward unless you are driving a pick-up with a lift kit.
Now if I am driving a rental, I beat that thing like a pimp that is owed money and aim for puddles.