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Massive Sinkhole Almost Swallows Car In Bushwick

Photo via Mario Kaiser.BUSHWICK – A massive sinkhole took over a street and almost swallowed a vehicle and its passengers Thursday morning. At around 8 a.m. this morning, August 1, a sinkhole opened up near the intersection of Evergreen Street and Decatur Avenue. According to Council Member Rafael Espinal,

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[UPDATE] Water Main Break Causes Sinkhole In Manhattan Beach

[UPDATED: Wednesday, January 3, 9:35am] Council Member Deutsch posted a follow-up message to his Facebook page Tuesday night announcing that repairs to the water main have been completed and that water service has been restored for all residents and businesses. MANHATTAN BEACH – Council Member Chaim Deutsch (District 48) posted

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FDNY Rescue Man Whose Leg Fell Hip-Deep Into A Sinkhole On Myrtle Avenue

CLINTON HILL – The FDNY rescued a pedestrian in Clinton Hill this morning after his entire right leg fell into a sinkhole on Myrtle Avenue. SEE IT: Video footage of @FDNY Rescue a person after his foot got stuck in a Sinkhole in Brooklyn on Myrtle ave and Walworth St. pic.

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UPDATED: South Slope Sinkhole Almost Gobbles Up School Bus; 23rd Street Clogged With Construction

A bus sustained damage from this sinkhole located at 23rd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. (Photo by Josh Sobel, partner and chef at Southside Coffee)Luckily the kids had already been dropped off. A massive sinkhole — sizable enough to swallow a car2go for dinner — opened up on 23rd Street

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Garbage Truck Stuck In Sinkhole In Flatbush Parking Lot

Sanitation truck stuck in #flatbush sinkhole. @News12BK is at the scene. http://t.co/1rqn63tcBt pic.twitter.com/rRo4UtU2ID — Katie Cummings (@KatieCNews12) September 15, 2015 A garbage truck got stuck in a sinkhole in a parking lot near Flatbush Avenue and East 32nd Street early this morning. Police told Brooklyn

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Coney Island Sinkhole Nearly Swallows Car

Car nearly falls into a sinkhole caused by a water main break in #ConeyIsland Latest @news12bk http://t.co/EmAso6Nrgz pic.twitter.com/MDozJa71KF — Katie Lusso (@KatieLusso) July 9, 2015 A parked car was nearly consumed by massive sinkhole in Coney Island this morning. A broken water main caused the

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The Sinkholes Of Westminster Road

If you’ve travelled down Westminster Road between Cortelyou and Dorchester recently, you may have asked yourself if the whole stretch of street is about to sink. That’s what we’ve been wondering anyway, as there are three growing cave-ins along that one block. Each one is located next

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Watch Out For Sinkholes In The Area

Seems like it’s that time of year again, when streets start experiencing sinkholes, aka cave-ins — some smaller than others, but all a nuisance. There’s a nasty one in the road next to the TD Bank just at the point where Prospect Park Southwest joins Park Circle, right before

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Emergency Sewer Repair on East 17th and Newkirk Avenue

A crew is digging up a hole at the intersection of East 17th St and Newkirk Avenue, an intersection that is no stranger to construction. It’s been repaired twice recently because of sinkholes. Today’s job is “emergency sewer repair,” said a spokesperson for Perfetto Enterprises, the contracting company

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The Sinkhole on East 17th

The Department of Enironmental Protection wasn’t just on Cortelyou yesterday. They were also spotted repairing the other neighborhood sinkhole on East 17th Street at Newkirk. Thanks to Ann Simkins for sending the photo. Anyone seen this corner today? Does it look finished, or just nearly-finished like the one on

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ROAD ALERT: Sinkhole On 84th Street And Bay Parkway

We’ve just been notified by Sheepshead Bites’ Robert Fernandez that an apparent sinkhole has opened up in the street near the intersection of 84th Street and Bay Parkway. If you plan on driving today, please be careful to avoid the area surrounding this intersection. If anyone has any additional