Photo by @above_96th.
An all-hands-on-deck effort mopped up an enormous mess at 99th Street and Broadway on Thursday, so that the city was able to restore water service by 9:30 p.m., a Department of Environmental Protection spokesman told us. The water main break flooded the area and caused police to close off two blocks of Broadway for part of the day.
“These city workers have been outstanding,” wrote one local who watched the entire job and tweeted updates about it at @above_96th. “And the coordination among agencies was remarkable.”
Here's the broken section they just took out. pic.twitter.com/hYU2Aedme4
— Above_96th (@Above96th) January 31, 2019
On Friday morning, workers laid asphalt on the street.
And 24 hours later @NYCWater workers are repaving 99th Street. Incredible job. pic.twitter.com/dh55LQnsTp
— Above_96th (@Above96th) February 1, 2019
Thanks de Blasio!
You’re fooling no one with your bitterness. Everyone knows stuff doesn’t fall into disrepair in a matter of a few years. Consider thinking critically.
You’re right…thanks Dinkins!
Are you sure he wasn’t thanking De Blasi for the excellent job repairing the street, which failed due to decades of use, and minimal investment in our infrastructure?
Many thanks to the workers and supervisors from NYC Department of Environmental Protection who got this done quickly under difficult conditions.
And thanks to @Above96th for highlighting their work. You see so much negativity towards NYC public employees. It’s good to see appreciation… NYC public employees are paid beliw the private sector (even when you count the benefits) and keep NYC running.
DEP doesn’t do that work. They have a ‘on-call’ contractor available to handle such emergency repairs.
Amen!
Second that.
NOW SEND THESE HEROES OVER TO NYCHA
we should all be so thankful for this immediate and efficient service! thank you city workers!
This repair work was not done by NYC employees but by a private contractor called Triumph Construction. As a major utility contractor for the public sector, it most likely pays its workers a high prevailing union wage contrary to what has been said. I’d guess that there were at least four overpaid union workers standing around the site holding Stop/Slow signs.
Nice work, gentlemen.