Traffic & Transit
Video: Ceiling Collapses At Barclays Center Subway
A straphanger posted video to Twitter Friday alerting the MTA, "your ceilings are falling on people again."
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK -- Hole-y hell.
Bits of ceiling at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center train station collapsed and crashed on to the 4 and 5 train platform at about 8:30 a.m. Friday morning, according to video and the MTA.
Twitter user @SarahIsSorry posted video of stunned straphangers staring at the gaping hole that has since been viewed more than 18,000 times.
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Hello @MTA and @NYCTSubway ...your ceilings are falling on people again. pic.twitter.com/nhEM5SyLom
— Sarah. (@SarahisSorry) September 21, 2018
MTA officials alerted passengers to expect delays as 4 and 5 trains bypassed the station in both directions.
"We're aware of this situation and our crews are responding to get this taken care of," the MTA replied to Sarah's Tweet.
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Another Tweeting straphanger responded, "Whoa and gross."
Header photo by Kathleen Culliton
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