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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'west57thstreet'

May 20, 2008

Yesterday, a water main broke on West 57th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, causing evacuations and a messy street. A witness described what it looked like to NY1, "I'm walking down the street and all of the sudden I see a little peak in the road, almost like the earth's crust lifted up. Then dirty water kept on spewing up and slowly filled the street." An 85-year-old pipe burst, and a steam pipe......

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May 4, 2008

At least one subway car on the N line derailed near 57th Street and 7th Avenue around 5 p.m. this afternoon. WABC 7 is reporting the incident involved one car while WCBS 2 says two cars derailed and WNBC 4 notes at least three cars were affected. The train was traveling southbound and no passengers seemed injured--just a little shaken up. The hundreds of passengers were evacuated by a rescue train which took them......

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