NEW YORK (AP) — 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. A subway train sits on flooded tracks at 66th Street, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New York. 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 water spread for blocks and was several inches deep in places. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Here's another look at the massive water main break on the Upper West Side. Service is suspended for 1, 2 and 3 trains between Times Square and 96th Street in both directions. pic.twitter.com/fykim1euji
A man leaps to cross the street flooded by a water main break, in New York, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. 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. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is reflected in a flooded street, in New York, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. 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. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Workers walk through a flooded street in front of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in New York, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. 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. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Workers pump out the flooded Lincoln Center subway station, in New York, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. 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. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)A truck fords the flooded street in front of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in New York, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. 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. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
I thought NYC fixed the subways in case of flooding. Hm guess just another ploy to steal taxpayer money