Excavation to repair the burst main at 40th St. & 7th Ave. was still well underway on the evening of August 31. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) Water Main Bursts Near Times Sq., Sending About 2 Million Gallons Into the Subway System A water main break caused a titanic volume of water to rush through Midtown streets and into the subway system during the... News 01 Sep 2023 | 10:20