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Photos, Video: Greenwich Village Water Main Break Floods Street, Messes Up Subways
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Jen Chung
Published Jan 15, 2014
Modified Jan 15, 2014
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Just after midnight, a water main broke in downtown Manhattan—leaving a huge mess for commuters this morning. There are changes to the B, C, D, F, M and Q subway lines.
According to NBC New York, "A 36-inch main broke around 12:30 a.m. at East 13th Street and Fifth Avenue, a spokesman for the city's Department of Environmental Protection said. Water spouted into the streets, turning roadways into rivers, and dripped through sewer grates, flooding subway tracks below."
Further, the water main break has "buckled the pavement, trapped a taxi and sent water pouring down streets and into the basements of local buildings," reports WCBS 2. A Con Ed worker told 1010 WINS about the parking garage: "Completely under water and I understand there’s 50 cars parked here. You can look into the office and you can see the office has about eight feet of water in it."
This video, taken near the New School, is sideways, but you get the idea!
Here are the subway (and bus) changes via the MTA:
- Southbound B suspended from Bedford Park
- Northbound B operating between Brighton Beach and Ditmars Blvd routed via the local in Brooklyn then via Q Subway Line Icon from DeKalb Av to Ditmars Blvd
- Northbound M terminate at Essex St and Chambers St
- Southbound M rerouted via the F Subway Line Icon from 36 St/Queens to 34 St-6 Av
- Southbound D routed via the local track in the Bronx and terminate at 34 St-6 Av
- Northbound D rerouted via the Q Subway Line Icon from Pacific St to 57 St-7 Av
- Southbound and Northbound C rerouted via the express from 59 St to Canal St
- Northbound and southbound F rerouted via the E Subway Line Icon from West 4 St to Roosevelt Av
- Buses in the area are also being detoured due to street closures.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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