First Responders Brave Inches-High Floodwaters Near Lincoln Center

A Citizen user shows police units blocking traffic.

Firefighters are on the scene of a water main break affecting the area between W 61st Street and W 64th St from Broadway to Columbus Avenue.

Police are on the scene to help direct traffic.

At least one building is experiencing flooding in the basement.

Police have called a Level 1 Mobilization assigning additional officers to the scene to assist in blocking traffic.

The address reported for this incident has changed to W 63rd St & Broadway.

Firefighters state they are stopping subway traffic on the nearby 1, 2, and 3 lines due to significant amounts of water on the subway tracks.

Firefighters are requesting an additional Department of Environmental Protection worker on scene as firefighters continue to monitor conditions.

Firefighters report that DEP workers are working to isolate the leaks; at least two water mains are affected at this time. Con Ed workers are de-pressurizing high pressure lines also affected by the break. Subway tracks have been powered down from 59th St to 72nd St.

Firefighters now report 2 out of 4 possible affected water mains have been shut and water flow has been greatly reduced. An additional truck and a FAST unit has been requested to relieve firefighters on scene.

Police have terminated their Level 1 Mobilization as conditions continue to stabilize.

Firefighters report all affected water valves have been shut off at this time. Units are in the process of clearing excess water pooling throughout the area.

Firefighters are requesting additional hoses for the cleanup effort.

At 5:10 a.m., Monday, Citizen user @geo1175 broadcast video of police blocking traffic at 20 W 65 St. Shortly thereafter, Citizen reported that firefighters were on the scene of a water main break near W 64 St & Columbus Ave. Video captured by user @BKriegstein showed serious flooding in front of Lincoln Center, and emergency workers from several departments on the scene. Members of the FDNY, NYPD and Department of Environmental Protection worked together to contain the flooding. User @_w_ captured dramatic video of workers trudging through the inches-high deluge. 1, 2, & 3 Train service was partially suspended at one point during the incident due to water on the tracks. At 8:00 a.m., after nearly three hours of work, firefighters reported that all water valves had been shut off, and that they were working to clear the remaining water from the area.