A water main break on the Upper West Side sent a massive torrent of water cascading into a New York City subway station Wednesday — causing two lines to come to a halt as the deluge flooded from the platform and cascaded onto the track.
The C and B lines were suspended as of 7 p.m. as frustrated commuters faced massive delays finding their way home a day before Thanksgiving.
The water main break struck around 1:45 p.m. and also affected surface streets on the Upper West Side. Drivers were forced to navigate around pools of water on the street near Central Park as FDNY and NYPD personnel directed traffic.
A rush of raging water gushed into the 103rd Street and Central Park West station, according to social media footage. Several feet of water could be seen on the tracks.
On top of the two line suspensions, straphangers are also dealing with partial suspensions on the A, E and D lines with delays for the 1, 3, F, M, and Q trains Wednesday evening, according to the MTA’s service status.
Mayor Eric Adams said water was shut off around 3 p.m. as officials tried to fix the problem.
“Now our partners at the MTA are already restoring service on the A,B,C and D lines,” Adams said Wednesday evening during an unrelated press conference. “For the eight impacted buildings, we have water on the go, on sight for residents to make sure they have water.”
The soggy traveling snag lefts riders exasperated
“When I first got here, there were cops and everything blocking the traffic,” commuter Alex Febles told CBS 2.
“I’m going to go home but obviously I can’t do that now.”
Another traveler just wanted to get back home to New Jersey.
“I tried to go down there, but they have it all yellow taped up,” Faranah McKoy, told the station.
“I would love to head home, because I am tired and I’m heading to Jersey. So my commute just started.”
An email to the MTA was not immediately returned Wednesday evening.
