If you thought just because it was Friday that this awful week of transit delays might take a break you were very wrong. It just keeps on coming. Those planning on going home on the A, B, C or D trains, or taking the M3 bus anywhere near 150th Street, might want to think carefully about their commute. A 12" water main broke on St. Nicholas Avenue earlier this afternoon (making a nice big sinkhole) and though Con Ed is on it, the water is still causing delays and route changes all over the place. more ›

Workers have patched up the water main that broke yesterday in the Bronx, but the pain continues for businesses and residents. Hundreds are still without gas, bus service is rerouted, and there's a lot of damage from the flooding that turned many streets into rivers. One resident told the WABC 7, "We're surrounded by water. We can't go nowhere. We can't get nowhere. We're stuck." more ›

If you are planning on taking a drive (or a bus ride) up First Avenue this afternoon you might want to plan on a detour. A water main at First Avenue and 60th Street has broken leading the city to close First Avenue to traffic from 57th Street to 60th Street. Update: A reader sent us pictures, and mentioned one firefighter seemed pretty concerned. more ›

This morning Manhattan found itself a bit wet, and not just from the flurries falling down, as two water mains broke. On the Upper East Side a 12-inch-pipe dating back to 1917 broke around 1 a.m. and flooded part of First Avenue between 61st and 62nd streets. The Department of Environmental Protection tells NY1 they hope to have it repaired later today. Meanwhile, crews are also working to repair another 12-inch-main that ruptured around 6:15 a.m. at Broadway and 105th. We've contacted the DEP to find out when they hope to have the second main cleared up by. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] NotifyNYC warned a few minutes ago that there was a "Water main break in the vicinity of E15th St and Union Square East in MN. Expect street closures and traffic delays in the area." We've contacted the Office of Emergency Management, and will update when we know more about what's going on. Until then, you might want to grab a pair of galoshes if you're going to be in the area. Or a bikini if you can slip past the cops. more ›

The Bloomberg administration is moving forward with an ambitious plan to remake Governors Island into a world-class park, but there's at least one small obstacle to the $260 million project: The island has no safe drinking water. A sign near a water fountain at Battery Marine Terminal in Lower Manhattan tells visitors it's "the last opportunity for free drinking water" before boarding the Governors Island ferry. Before the city can remake the island, divers are going to need to restore the water main running under the Buttermilk Channel from Brooklyn. It hasn't been used since the 1950s, and the Post reports the work will cost at least $4.5 million. more ›

A 12-inch water main near the intersection of 140th Avenue and 159th Street in Springfield Gardens, Queens broke before 5 a.m. this morning, leaving many street flooded and some residents with six feet of water in their homes. Residents, including one from a home where a cesspool/sewage line broke, are being evacuated or told to move their cars. One resident lamented to WABC 7, "My whole room is totally underwater, I loss everything. What I have on my back is all I have left." The main is reportedly from 1969. more ›

Before 1 a.m. this morning, a 12-inch water main at 105th Street and Central Park West broke, flooding the West 110th subway station and onto Central Park West. WABC 7 reports, "Several hundred residents of nearby buildings were temporarily without water. Meanwhile, subway service on the A & D lines has resumed with residual delays. M10 bus service was briefly suspended until Central Park West was reopened." While the cause of the break is under investigation, let us guess that it was a combination of crumbling infrastructure and last night's crazy cold temperatures. more ›

While building tenants were allowed back to their apartments and stores after a water main broke in Tribeca yesterday morning, the clean-up will take a while. Sean Hershkowitz, an owner of the terrific Balloon Saloon, said, "Everything has been totally destroyed. All of our inventory was in the basement," while A Uno clothing store owner Ann Benedetto lamented about computer equipment and clothing in her basement, "I have product here for fall that’s soaking." The main that broke at Duane and West Broadway was from 1870; the DEP told the Tribeca Tribune that it was just old. DEP Commissioner Steven Lawitts said, "Cast iron, after many years of freezes and thaws and street vibrations will break if not replaced." He added that even hough the city spend $200-300 million to replace old water pipes, "Unfortunately we can’t be everywhere with programmed replacement, so we still have these random occurrences, which we have to treat just as quickly as we can.” more ›

Downtown residents and building owners got an unpleasant surprise early this morning when a water main broke at West Broadway and Duane Street at around 2:15 a.m. A number of buildings were evacuated and currently, the Office of Emergency Management reports, "Emergency personnel are on scene of a water main break affecting the area of West Broadway and Duane St. Duane St. from Hudson St. to Church St. and West Broadway from Reade St. to Worth St. are closed to vehicular traffic. The M20 Bus is being rerouted. There are no current impacts to subways." However, the MTA says, "In addition, due to a water main break in the area of the Chambers Street Station, please expect delays in service on 1, 2 and 3 trains and M20, M22 and X25 buses in both directions this time." more ›