The MTA has issued an advisory predicting "severe service disruptions," during the p.m. commute today, due to that big water main break at Central Park West and 106th Street. We're not really sure what this has to do with Radiohead playing Roseland, but for what it's worth: B and C train service has been suspended from end to end, while A train service is suspended between West 145th Street and 59th Street-Columbus Circle. 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 ›

A very big water main break in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx is causing all sorts of problems this morning. Not only is the break, at Jerome Avenue and 177th Street, sending water at the two- and three-foot levels into streets blocks away and causing delays/rerouting on the 4 subway line, WPIX reports, "Roads around the watermain also appeared to be buckling," plus, "A gas line underneath the water main break is also a point of concern. [A fire chief] said the gas line has not been shut down but the weight of the water may compromise the integrity of the gas line." Our crumbling infrastructure... 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 ›

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 ›

This afternoon, there was a water main break at Bleecker and Carmine Streets. As this photograph shows, it created a burbling, muddy-looking lake on the street. 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 ›

Over 100,000 gallons of water flooded a four-block area in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx yesterday morning. A 20-inch water main broke around 3:30 a.m.; though it was contained by 6:30 a.m., NY1 reports the "sidewalk started to crumble, creating a huge gaping hole that stretched along half the street in one of the Bronx's busiest intersections"—231st Street and Broadway. Businesses, including a parking garage, Chase bank, and an African artifacts store, were flooded, leaving business owners worried about damages (the city is accepting damage claims). City Councilman Oliver Koppell added, "This is just about the worst place in the community where this could happen because all the buses converge on this corner, as well as a lot of traffic going from Kingsbridge to Riverdale." MyFoxNY says that while the DEP is restoring water pressure, residents "may see some brown water coming through their taps." The brown water is safe, just let it run. more ›

Expect delays if you're riding on the 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 trains this afternoon. A water main broke at the intersection of Canal and Varick streets in Tribeca, flooding the Canal Street station and causing southbound 1 trains to terminate at 14th Street. Brooklyn College-bound 2 trains are turning at the Times Square-42nd Street Station. Number 3 trains are running between the New Lots Avenue Station and the Crown Heights-Utica Avenue Station in both directions. Number 5 trains are running between the East 180th Street Station and the Dyre Avenue Station in both directions. The redirection means that the South Ferry Station is out of commission for the time being after just reopening today following a long construction process. more ›

Residents (and we imagine businesses as well) in a 20 block section of Jersey City have "little or no water pressure" after a water main broke earlier this morning. WABC 7 reports that the " 30-inch main broke at the intersection of 18th Street and Washington Boulevard just after 4 a.m." Emergency crews are working to fix the break, but all residents are being asked to conserve water in order to "help maintain some pressure in the affected area." more ›

Some West Village restaurants can’t catch a break this week; first an old water main broke and flooded them out during Memorial Day weekend, now the city has been stone cold shutting them down. Eater has it that the Department of Health ordered Diablo Royale on West 10th Street to close yesterday for “unsanitary conditions” – a tipster says the inspectors faulted the restaurant’s flooded basement. Now the swank bar/restaurant Employees Only has gotten the hammer. The DOB’s sign on the door reads:

The Department of Buildings has determined that conditions in this premises are imminently perilous to life. This premises has been vacated and reentry is prohibited until such conditions have been eliminated to the satisfaction of the department.

The late Saturday night water main break in the West Village has left residents with water-damaged apartments and businesses in the lurch. A restaurant owner lamented about throwing away food and needing to be closed over the holiday weekend to the Daily News, "New Yorkers love to brunch and when there is a holiday weekend there is an extra day of brunch. We got hit really hard." more ›

If you're walking home through the West Village tonight, you may be wishing you'd brought your galoshes, or waders, or a rowboat. A major water main break on West 10th St. has flooded the area surrounding it. Reader Erik Dane ( of The Foggy Monocle) sent us this on-the-spot photo of West 4th completely underwater. He reports that cops and firemen are swarming the area to get the situation under control. more ›

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At West End Avenue and West 59th Street, a water main broke, flooding the Amtrak tracks. The FDNY is pumping out the water and a number of other city agencies, including the Office of Emergency Management and Department of Environmental Protection are on the scene. According to other reports, a new building (an expansion of John Jay Collage) at the intersection is also flooded. more ›