A water main break flooded streets on Manhattan�s Upper West Side near Lincoln Center and hampered subway service during the Monday morning rush hour.
The Fire Department of New York responded to the flooding around 5 a.m. near Broadway and West 62nd Street. The water spread for blocks and was several inches deep in places.
�It�s crazy, you need a boat or something to get through. I didn�t end wear boots today and now we got all this,� commuter Michael Romero, 27, of the Bronx told the New York Post.
Abigail Marie, 33, of Manhattan, said city workers and firefighters responded quickly after the streets started �flooding a lot and from all directions.�
�You have to be careful, there�s big puddles around and they�re deeper than they seem,� she told the Post.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority reported delays on the 1, 2 and 3 subway lines.
#BreakingNews 1, 2,& 3 train are all affected by the water main break. MTA workers are hard at work, cleaning the tracks. pic.twitter.com/kvysmwY6ZN
— Marvin Hoffman (@theeye74) January 13, 2020
Video shows cars under water this morning in this underground garage with more water gushing in at 62/Broadway #abc7NY pic.twitter.com/9mEOHLQwjb
— Derick Waller (@wallernyc) January 13, 2020
(AP)
2 Responses
Immigrate to the moon or mars, and you shall never have to contend with any water.
The mayor wasn’t doing a good job at cleaning the city so Hashem took care of it.