A water main break caused a street closure on 3rd Avenue between 79th and 80th Streets at about 7:30am on Thursday morning.
🚨STREET CLOSURE ADVISORY:
Due to a water main break, 3rd Avenue between East 79th Street & East 80th Street is CLOSED.Please avoid the area & consider alternate routes. Emergency personnel are on scene. Updates to follow. pic.twitter.com/wpypQjThPi
— NYPD 19th Precinct (@NYPD19Pct) August 19, 2021
Video shared on Citizen App showed the street filling up with water.
Road Flooded From Water Main Break @CitizenApp
201 E 79th St 7:46:50 AM EDT
Another angle showed the flood invading the outdoor dining space at Luke’s Bar & Grill at 1394 Third Avenue.
Road Flooded From Water Main Break @CitizenApp
201 E 79th St 7:46:50 AM EDT
FDNY and crews from Con Edison and the Department of Environmental Conservation responded to the scene, though it’s not yet known what exactly caused the break.
Road Flooded From Water Main Break @CitizenApp
201 E 79th St 7:46:50 AM EDT
As of this morning, the street closure extended to about 78th to 82nd Streets, CBS reports, and some buildings in the area were without water.
This flood comes after a gush of water went flying skywards on 87th and York in late July.
