We are less than 6 weeks into the year and, believe it or not, there have been almost as many water main breaks in Manhattan as there are weeks (so far) in the year.
They've erupted all over the mighty isle, from the Upper West Side and Morningside Heights to the Lower East Side and Lower Manhattan.
Nowhere is safe!
I don't know why this is happening so often now but I can posit two reasons: 1) the bizarre Winter weather that goes from cold to warm to cold again might be making the water expand and contract a lot, thereby messing with the pipes, or 2) these pipes are super old and are finally just giving out.
I'm guessing it's a combo of the two.
Replacing these pipes should be a big priority for the city but I suppose it makes the most sense for the city to just wait until one bursts and fix it there and then.
There'll certainly be a lot more of these to come.
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