They are also clearing catch basins, allowing water to drain from the underpass of the expressway, he said. They need to do their job, they need to fix those pipes.”Ĭrews from the city’s Department of Environmental Protection are on scene, in the process of shutting off water to the area, a spokesman confirmed. “Why did this happen again?” he asked, referring to the 2011 incident. I can’t even estimate Our computers are not working, we don’t have water. “Just two days ago we put in all new merchandise. “The basement is really bad, so many things are gone,” manager Fatoumata Barry said. Last time it happened, it was summer, we were able to work, but now it’s winter, it’s going to be tough.”Īt Petel Yengue Meat supermarket on Jerome Avenue, employees were cleaning up the dirty floor and moving boxes of food. “Downstairs we had computers, TV, chairs, it was a Sunday school,” he said. Janitor Jonny Cedeno, 46, saw the damage when he went to pray at the church Thursday morning. A water main break has flooded the Cross Bronx Expressway near Jerome Avenue, likely impacting GWB and all nearby roads throughout the morning. Thank God nobody was down there.”Īnother water main break happened in 2011 and the church is still in court over the damages, he said. We have to cancel services and fix everything. “Maybe about $ 27 to 30 thousand to fix everything. “Everything is gone,” pastor Alex Tapia told the Post. Water flooded the entire basement, and bags and other items could be seen floating around Thursday morning. No one was reported hurt.īut buildings in the area, including the Iglesia Cristo la Cabeza, a church on 176th St and Jerome Ave., were badly flooded, causing severe damage. Downtown Brooklyn Water Main Break in Brooklyn Heights Floods Court. Seven cars were stranded and eight people were rescued, according to the FDNY. The break occurred Thursday just after 3 p.m. They reopened later in the morning, the city’s Office of Emergency Management tweeted around 9 a.m. A 30-inch water main break turned South Street under Manhattan’s FDR Drive into what looked like part of the East River on Monday, flooding cars and shutting down several city blocks. at Jerome Avenue and West 175th Street in Morris Heights, according to the FDNY.Īs a result, all southbound lanes of the Cross Bronx Expressway were closed at Jerome Avenue, the Office of Emergency Management tweeted. Water main break at NYCHA Harlem site leaves 3,000 without heat, waterĪ major water main break shut down a portion of the Cross Bronx Expressway and left several motorists stranded early Thursday, officials said. Massive New Jersey main break leaves Newark in water emergency The closures and flooding was already causing heavy backups on inbound side of the George Washington Bridge ahead of the morning rush.Water-main break floods NYC subway station, streetsīoil water advisory affects 935,000 residents in metro Detroit area Northbound lanes were closed between Exit 1 at the Major Deegan Expressway and Webster Avenue (Exit 2B), while southbound lanes were closed between Third Avenue (Exit 3) and Jerome Avenue (Exit 2A). The break happened at Jerome Avenue and West 175th Street, where the Department of Environmental Protection crews worked to pump out the water and remove the water main. The flooding resulted in parts of the highway being shut down in both directions ahead of the morning rush. The quick flooding caused seven cars to become stranded and emergency responders had to rescue eight people, the FDNY said. near the intersection of West 175th Street and Jerome Avenue, according to the FDNY. The Department of Public Works Water Bureau had to shut down water service on Martin Road from Oriole Road to Longspur Road to. THE BRONX - A large water main break in the Bronx resulted in the flooding and closure of portions of the Cross Bronx Expressway early Thursday. Officials say there was a water main break in Yonkers on Tuesday. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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