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Overnight Water Main Break Floods Inwood, Disrupts B and C Trains

DEP crews move from valve shutdown to excavation, with no repair estimate.

Overview

  • The rupture was reported just after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at Dyckman Street and Nagle Avenue in Upper Manhattan.
  • Several blocks were inundated as water rushed beneath parked cars and across nearby roadways.
  • Emergency workers checked basements for damage and closed streets near Academy Street, Nagle Avenue and Post Avenue.
  • The MTA said service on the B and C subway lines was affected by the flooding.
  • Crews worked through the early morning to stop the flow and will open the street to locate and repair the break.