“Massive” “Alarming” “Gushing” Water Main Break In Queens. Is It A Bad

The result was thousands of gallons of water gushing onto the local streets.

“It looked like a geyser shooting up around the construction site”, said FDNY Deputy Chief Brendan McSweeney.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials note that subway service on the M line has been suspended between Essex Street and Continental Avenue, while The E, F and R lines are running with delays in the area.

Over the next several hours, water slowly drained from affected roads into the sewer system. If residents or businesses were flooded and suffered any damage they can file a claim with the city comptroller’s office, he said. Queens Boulevard is reportedly closed between 51st and 55th Avenues.

Mud left behind after a flood caused by a water main break at Queens Boulevard and Broadway in Elmhurst Friday morning. Aerial footage of the scene showed the construction site filled with water and several buildings with water at their front doors, seeping into the ground floor.

“Whenever you have a water main break, you have to worry about other infrastructure pieces underground being undermined from all that water loss”, McSweeney said.