Water Main Break Shuts Down Upper West Side Streets, Police Say

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY - A stretch of West End Avenue was shut down after a water main break flooded the street early Wednesday morning, police said.

The four-block stretch of West End Avenue between West 66th and 70th streets was inaccessible for cyclists and motorists Wednesday morning, the NYPD 20th Precinct - which patrols the southern half of the Upper West Side - announced early Wednesday.

The streets were shut down around 3:30 a.m. after a water main break on the avenue, police said. By Thursday morning the roadway had been completely fixed and traffic was restored in both directions, police said.

The city Department of Environmental Protection is investigating the cause of the water main break and the extent of the damage, a department spokesman said.

Photo courtesy NYPD 20th Precinct