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Flooding Due to Water Main Break in Times Square, Transit Service Restored

7th Ave & W 41st St, Garment District, Manhattan

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NYCT Subways Twitter account confirms that 1, 2 and 3 train service has resumed. Expect extensive residual delays.

According to an update from the MTA, (1)(2)(3) trains are continuing to run with extensive delays. Consider alternate routes.

Officers at the scene are calling off additional units.

NYPD Midtown N&S / 17 · 0:30

Officers advise all power has been restored on the train tracks in the station.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:08
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30

Officers now confirm there is an additional crowding condition at Grand Central-42nd Street station. Plan alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:13

NYCT Buses Twitter account confirms there are multiple service changes in effect for local and express buses traveling in the area.

According to a tweet from NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), water has been shut down in the area to allow for water to recede from the tracks and roadway. Units are working to identify the source of the leak.

Officers advise there are crowding conditions at local subway stations, including Columbus Circle.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:26

There are multiple services changes in effect for other lines traveling through the Times Square area.

According to NYCT Subways Twitter account, 1/2/3 service will be severely disrupted in Manhattan at least through the morning rush hour. They are working to clear water from and inspect tracks after a water main broke at Times Sq.

According to a post made by the official account of the NYC Office of Emergency Management, 1 and 2 Train subway service is suspended between W 96th St and 14th St due to the water main break.

Police advise the flooding is due to a broken water main.

Firefighters advise that water is flowing into a basement.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Firefighters advise that the 1/2/3 line has been suspended.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Firefighters are requesting for 41st -39th street to be closed.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Police have set up a level 1 mobilization point.

NYPD 1 / 5 / 7 · 0:14

A video share by a Citizen user shows a rivulet flowing down the street.

Additional NYPD units are being dispatched to manage traffic disruption on 7th Avenue.

NYPD Midtown N&S / 17 · 0:18

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7th Ave & W 41st St.

NYCT Subways Twitter account confirms that 1, 2 and 3 train service has resumed. Expect extensive residual delays.

According to an update from the MTA, (1)(2)(3) trains are continuing to run with extensive delays. Consider alternate routes.

Officers at the scene are calling off additional units.

NYPD Midtown N&S / 17 · 0:30

Officers advise all power has been restored on the train tracks in the station.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:08
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30

Officers now confirm there is an additional crowding condition at Grand Central-42nd Street station. Plan alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:13

NYCT Buses Twitter account confirms there are multiple service changes in effect for local and express buses traveling in the area.

According to a tweet from NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), water has been shut down in the area to allow for water to recede from the tracks and roadway. Units are working to identify the source of the leak.

Officers advise there are crowding conditions at local subway stations, including Columbus Circle.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:26

There are multiple services changes in effect for other lines traveling through the Times Square area.

According to NYCT Subways Twitter account, 1/2/3 service will be severely disrupted in Manhattan at least through the morning rush hour. They are working to clear water from and inspect tracks after a water main broke at Times Sq.

According to a post made by the official account of the NYC Office of Emergency Management, 1 and 2 Train subway service is suspended between W 96th St and 14th St due to the water main break.

Police advise the flooding is due to a broken water main.

Firefighters advise that water is flowing into a basement.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Firefighters advise that the 1/2/3 line has been suspended.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Firefighters are requesting for 41st -39th street to be closed.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Police have set up a level 1 mobilization point.

NYPD 1 / 5 / 7 · 0:14

A video share by a Citizen user shows a rivulet flowing down the street.

Additional NYPD units are being dispatched to manage traffic disruption on 7th Avenue.

NYPD Midtown N&S / 17 · 0:18

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7th Ave & W 41st St.

NYCT Subways Twitter account confirms that 1, 2 and 3 train service has resumed. Expect extensive residual delays.

According to an update from the MTA, (1)(2)(3) trains are continuing to run with extensive delays. Consider alternate routes.

Officers at the scene are calling off additional units.

NYPD Midtown N&S / 17 · 0:30

Officers advise all power has been restored on the train tracks in the station.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:08
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30

Officers now confirm there is an additional crowding condition at Grand Central-42nd Street station. Plan alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:13

NYCT Buses Twitter account confirms there are multiple service changes in effect for local and express buses traveling in the area.

According to a tweet from NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), water has been shut down in the area to allow for water to recede from the tracks and roadway. Units are working to identify the source of the leak.

Officers advise there are crowding conditions at local subway stations, including Columbus Circle.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:26

There are multiple services changes in effect for other lines traveling through the Times Square area.

According to NYCT Subways Twitter account, 1/2/3 service will be severely disrupted in Manhattan at least through the morning rush hour. They are working to clear water from and inspect tracks after a water main broke at Times Sq.

According to a post made by the official account of the NYC Office of Emergency Management, 1 and 2 Train subway service is suspended between W 96th St and 14th St due to the water main break.

Police advise the flooding is due to a broken water main.

Firefighters advise that water is flowing into a basement.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Firefighters advise that the 1/2/3 line has been suspended.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Firefighters are requesting for 41st -39th street to be closed.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Police have set up a level 1 mobilization point.

NYPD 1 / 5 / 7 · 0:14

A video share by a Citizen user shows a rivulet flowing down the street.

Additional NYPD units are being dispatched to manage traffic disruption on 7th Avenue.

NYPD Midtown N&S / 17 · 0:18

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7th Ave & W 41st St.

NYCT Subways Twitter account confirms that 1, 2 and 3 train service has resumed. Expect extensive residual delays.

According to an update from the MTA, (1)(2)(3) trains are continuing to run with extensive delays. Consider alternate routes.

Officers at the scene are calling off additional units.

NYPD Midtown N&S / 17 · 0:30

Officers advise all power has been restored on the train tracks in the station.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:08
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30

Officers now confirm there is an additional crowding condition at Grand Central-42nd Street station. Plan alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:13

NYCT Buses Twitter account confirms there are multiple service changes in effect for local and express buses traveling in the area.

According to a tweet from NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), water has been shut down in the area to allow for water to recede from the tracks and roadway. Units are working to identify the source of the leak.

Officers advise there are crowding conditions at local subway stations, including Columbus Circle.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:26

There are multiple services changes in effect for other lines traveling through the Times Square area.

According to NYCT Subways Twitter account, 1/2/3 service will be severely disrupted in Manhattan at least through the morning rush hour. They are working to clear water from and inspect tracks after a water main broke at Times Sq.

According to a post made by the official account of the NYC Office of Emergency Management, 1 and 2 Train subway service is suspended between W 96th St and 14th St due to the water main break.

Police advise the flooding is due to a broken water main.

Firefighters advise that water is flowing into a basement.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Firefighters advise that the 1/2/3 line has been suspended.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Firefighters are requesting for 41st -39th street to be closed.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Police have set up a level 1 mobilization point.

NYPD 1 / 5 / 7 · 0:14

A video share by a Citizen user shows a rivulet flowing down the street.

Additional NYPD units are being dispatched to manage traffic disruption on 7th Avenue.

NYPD Midtown N&S / 17 · 0:18

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7th Ave & W 41st St.

NYCT Subways Twitter account confirms that 1, 2 and 3 train service has resumed. Expect extensive residual delays.

According to an update from the MTA, (1)(2)(3) trains are continuing to run with extensive delays. Consider alternate routes.

Officers at the scene are calling off additional units.

NYPD Midtown N&S / 17 · 0:30

Officers advise all power has been restored on the train tracks in the station.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:08
NYPD Transit MH South · 0:30

Officers now confirm there is an additional crowding condition at Grand Central-42nd Street station. Plan alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:13

NYCT Buses Twitter account confirms there are multiple service changes in effect for local and express buses traveling in the area.

According to a tweet from NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), water has been shut down in the area to allow for water to recede from the tracks and roadway. Units are working to identify the source of the leak.

Officers advise there are crowding conditions at local subway stations, including Columbus Circle.

NYPD Transit MH South · 0:26

There are multiple services changes in effect for other lines traveling through the Times Square area.

According to NYCT Subways Twitter account, 1/2/3 service will be severely disrupted in Manhattan at least through the morning rush hour. They are working to clear water from and inspect tracks after a water main broke at Times Sq.

According to a post made by the official account of the NYC Office of Emergency Management, 1 and 2 Train subway service is suspended between W 96th St and 14th St due to the water main break.

Police advise the flooding is due to a broken water main.

Firefighters advise that water is flowing into a basement.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Firefighters advise that the 1/2/3 line has been suspended.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Firefighters are requesting for 41st -39th street to be closed.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:31

Police have set up a level 1 mobilization point.

NYPD 1 / 5 / 7 · 0:14

A video share by a Citizen user shows a rivulet flowing down the street.

Additional NYPD units are being dispatched to manage traffic disruption on 7th Avenue.

NYPD Midtown N&S / 17 · 0:18

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7th Ave & W 41st St.

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Comments30

MVBrutaleAug 29 at 7:28 AM

Maybe that place will be clean of human filth for a little while

NewYorkUser148651016Aug 29 at 3:51 AM

#NoMoreSkyScrappers

thefeetgoblinAug 29 at 8:15 AM

Nah, someone call the Mario Bros. plumbing.

fenrirmagnusAug 29 at 3:51 AM

Stop building all these fkn skyscrapers that no one fkn lives in

MVBrutaleAug 29 at 7:28 AM

Maybe that place will be clean of human filth for a little while

NewYorkUser148651016Aug 29 at 3:51 AM

#NoMoreSkyScrappers

thefeetgoblinAug 29 at 8:15 AM

Nah, someone call the Mario Bros. plumbing.

fenrirmagnusAug 29 at 3:51 AM

Stop building all these fkn skyscrapers that no one fkn lives in

MVBrutaleAug 29 at 7:28 AM

Maybe that place will be clean of human filth for a little while

NewYorkUser148651016Aug 29 at 3:51 AM

#NoMoreSkyScrappers

thefeetgoblinAug 29 at 8:15 AM

Nah, someone call the Mario Bros. plumbing.

fenrirmagnusAug 29 at 3:51 AM

Stop building all these fkn skyscrapers that no one fkn lives in

MVBrutaleAug 29 at 7:28 AM

Maybe that place will be clean of human filth for a little while

NewYorkUser148651016Aug 29 at 3:51 AM

#NoMoreSkyScrappers

thefeetgoblinAug 29 at 8:15 AM

Nah, someone call the Mario Bros. plumbing.

fenrirmagnusAug 29 at 3:51 AM

Stop building all these fkn skyscrapers that no one fkn lives in

MVBrutaleAug 29 at 7:28 AM

Maybe that place will be clean of human filth for a little while

NewYorkUser148651016Aug 29 at 3:51 AM

#NoMoreSkyScrappers

thefeetgoblinAug 29 at 8:15 AM

Nah, someone call the Mario Bros. plumbing.

fenrirmagnusAug 29 at 3:51 AM

Stop building all these fkn skyscrapers that no one fkn lives in

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