Water main break floods cars, NYCHA building in Long Island City, Queens

By On Jun 7, 2022

LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — A large water main break flooded cars parked next to the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City, Queens.

The main broke at around 2 a.m. Tuesday, quickly flooding Vernon Boulevard and 41st Road.

Area residents reported water up to the window level of vehicles parked on the street.

Flooding was also reported inside 41-12 Vernon Boulevard, a city-run Housing Authority building.

The FDNY was checking other buildings for flooding and structural damage.

A resident told Eyewitness News a water main break flooded streets in this area around the same time last year.

Officials from the city’s Department of Environmental Protection, buildings department and emergency management office are all responding.