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Hoboken water main replaced, but boil water advisory still in effect
The rupture lasted about two days and caused widespread disruptions in the New Jersey city.
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Michelle Bocanegra
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Hoboken cancels school, declares state of emergency after water main break
Many residents were still without water a day after contractors broke through a water main while working on a city gas line.
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Gwynne Hogan
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Newark lifts boil water advisory
Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced Saturday that the advisory, which was put in place after a water main break on August 10th, is no longer in effect.
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Christian Santana
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Water main break slows buses in the Bronx
Water was reportedly flooding subways but had not affected service as of 8 a.m.
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Michelle Bocanegra
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L Train Service Disrupted By Water Main Break In Williamsburg
The water main break happened at street-level near the Bedford Avenue station around 5 a.m., according to the Department of Environmental Protection.
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Sophia Chang
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Lower East Side Water Main Break Floods Streets Under FDR
This is the fourth water main break in Manhattan this year.
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Sophia Chang
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Broadway Flooded In Morningside Heights Due To Yet Another Water Main Break
"NYC turns into Venice. Better get a bigger boat."
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Ben Yakas
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Water Main Breaks On Upper West Side, Floods Subway Tracks
This is the second water main break in a week.
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Jen Chung
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Broken Water Main That Flooded UWS Was 98 Years Old
The broken section for the 36-inch main was removed on Monday night.
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Jen Chung
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Here's What A Massive Water Main Break Does To The NYC Subway System
Multiple subway lines will remain shuttered through the afternoon—and many others are in disarray—as workers scramble to address this morning's water main break near Lincoln Center.
By
Jake Offenhartz
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