It was a busy morning for crews after a water main dating back to 1909 broke in the Bronx.
The fire department says it happened before 5 a.m. on Jerome Avenue near 164th Street.
The Department of Environmental Protection says it shut down the pipe, leaving over a hundred people in nearby buildings with no water.
“I have no water to brush my teeth, or take a shower,” one resident said.
“I mean, we can’t, you know. There’s no water. And our neighbors—I wish our neighbors had water, but it’s the whole building without water,” another said.
“I don’t know how long it’s going to be out, but I have to do what I have to do until it gets fixe,” said a third.
No word yet on when residents will have running water again.
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