Videos & Photos Galore From Yesterday’s Upper West Side Water Main Break
Photos and videos of the street, subway tracks, and commute home from yesterday’s water main break at Central Park West & 106th:
The video at the top of the post is a compilation made by YouTube user Sheilaaliens — it includes a variety of sources and points of view.
UPDATE: @NewTasteUWS just tweeted me this: Yesterday, descending into the flood of humans pouring out 59th st, a stranger said 2 me “Don’t go in there, They’ve gone Mad.”
And now for the rest:
Above ground photos:
Photo: Ángel Franco/The New York Times
@Babbleguy: My street in new York after a burst water main... Still can't leave the apartment :(
@ajremmert: water main break on the subway caused more flooding on the upper west side today than hurricane irene #seriously #uws
Photo: DNAinfo/Leslie Albrecht
The flooded the basement of 461 Central Park West. (Photo: DNAinfo/Leslie Albrect)
The rear courtyard of 467 Central Park West. (Photo/DNAinfo)
Photo: Andrew Savulich/News
Photo: DNAinfo/Leslie Albrecht
Photo: MTA
WPIX Reporter @jamesfordtv: "Sinkhole from water main break is easily 1 story deep."
Underground:
@NYCTSubwayScoop
Photo: MTA
Photo: MTA
The Commute:
@lloyd_says: Waiting for the 1 train at 96th. Trains are so messed up... This photo doesn't do it justice. #angrymob #itstoohot
@mhkeller: Ton of police managing a mob/line to board the one train at 59th. #mta #useallavailabledoors
@D1an33: Took me 2hrs to get home MTA has no emergency egress plan!
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