Clogged system floods Brooklyn subway station during rush hour
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Commuters had to wade through water Tuesday afternoon after a subway station flooded in Brooklyn.
A video showed New Yorkers walking through a flooded hallway inside the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station, some with plastic bags covering their shoes to keep them dry.
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An MTA crew responded to the incident at 4 p.m. to clear away the sewage, officials said. The flooding was caused by a temporary backed-up drainage system, officials said.
Subway service was unaffected by the incident.
Charline Charles is a digital journalist from Brooklyn who has covered local news along with culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.
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