It looked like she was getting ready for the following news segment: Friday People clearing damaged items out of businesses on Friday afternoon. A reporter, Naveen Dhaliwal from Channel 7 I think, was on the corner. The road itself was covered with mud and there were emergency work crews surrounding huge holes in the intersection of 175th Street and Jerome, in front of the Dunkin’ Donuts. I could see people in El Gran Valle on the corner of 176th and Jerome looking around and shaking their heads like they were dealing with a lost cause. Most of the businesses along that stretch were closed or people were using pumps to remove water from the basements. Later that evening I went out to get groceries and to look around. The difference in elevation from one block to the next isn’t that severe. I could see emergency workers standing in the road there. What I couldn’t quite figure out is why the water seemed to be so deep between 177th Street and 175th Street, but was almost completely absent from 175th Street down towards I-95. Cars parked along the avenue were already half-submerged. Maybe when the two new buildings that are going up are finished and new people and businesses start moving into the neighborhood? I have hopes that this section of the Bronx, being right on a train line and with quick access to two major highways, will be vastly improved over the next year or so.Īnyway, looking out of my window at 4 AM, I could see that the water was hip deep and rising. It needs a second wash for good measure, but I don’t suppose that’s going to happen anytime soon. This stretch of Jerome Avenue is usually filthy. I can’t say I was completely unhappy to see the street flooding, even though I was worried about my car and the impact on local businesses that I frequent. Emergency workers came to the drivers’ rescue. That worked to funnel the water towards I-95, which sits at an even lower elevation and crosses under Jerome Ave a block away.Įight people were trapped in their cars and nearby streets were underwater early Thursday when a water main break flooded the Cross Bronx Expressway, a major New York City highway. Was it a river in the past that was converted into a roadway? Or just a natural valley? Regardless, it is now a major thoroughfare in the Bronx both for vehicles and for an elevated train line. Jerome Avenue sits in a depression that I’ve always wondered about. Maybe this will encourage local politicians to address the traffic issue in this area. It’s kind of hard to believe that something installed in 1909 was still holding up considering all of the traffic that rolls across Jerome every day and the vibrations from the elevated 4 train. The water main that broke was cast iron, 48″ across, and was installed in 1909. 4 AM Thursday MorningĪ water main break at 175th Street was causing major flooding. For example, early last Thursday morning I saw a river where I expected to see an avenue. You never know what you’re going to see when you go outside or even when you look out your window at 4 AM. Most of the city has their water back at this point, but they still need to get underground, and there may be further disruptions.Living in the Bronx is exciting. The good news is that the water company, Suez Water has been able to isolate businesses and buildings that are just right near the particular water main. The issue is really a problem of water pressure more than anything else. Crews are getting ready to tear up the streets to excavate, and figure out what exactly happened.Ī 16-inch water main break caused a serious flood, and at some point shut off water service to much of the city and to neighboring Pelham. NEW ROCHELLE, New York (WABC) - The streets of New Rochelle and parts of Pelham are flooded with up to a foot of water after a 16-inch water main break.Ĭedar Street is shut down after the sidewalk buckled when the water main burst around 7 p.m. Josh Einiger has the latest developments.
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