New York City organizations are teaming up to help those impacted by Hurricane Melissa, which tore through Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. The hurricane has moved just north of the Bahamas as of Thursday.

Six Jamaican men working at Critz Farms in Cazenovia, NY have created a GoFundMe to support their families in Jamaica who are recovering from a recent hurricane.

Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean, unleashing catastrophic wind, flooding, and storm surge across Jamaica and threatening nearby Cuba and the Bahamas. But what does this monster storm mean for New York?

Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean, unleashing catastrophic wind, flooding, and storm surge across Jamaica and threatening nearby Cuba and the Bahamas.

South Florida was spared a direct blow from Hurricane Melissa, but the massive storm still hit home for the millions of residents there who have deep roots in the Caribbean

At the time of writing, Hurricane Melissa developed into a Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Parts of New York City saw record rainfall on Thursday, and the deluge flooded some streets and subway stations. According to NYC Emergency Management, the National Weather Service reported that 1.8 inches of rain fell in Central Park on Thursday. That would preliminarily break the previous known record set in 1917, the department said.

The New York Rangers are still searching for their first home win, but are on their best stretch of the opening month. New York seeks its fourth straight win and attempts to avoid starting this season with six straight home defeats Tuesday night when it hosts the Carolina Hurricanes.

Hurricanes, Islanders both slumping as Thursday's matchup approaches. Injuries test Carolina, while young Schaefer sparks New York. Tune in for the divisional clash.