New York subway floods as 127-year-old water main gives way under Times Square

Work crews begin repair after a 127-year-old water main under New York’s Times Square gave way under 40th Street and Seventh Avenue (Bebeto Matthews/AP/PA)

A 127-year-old water main under New York’s Times Square gave way early on Tuesday, flooding streets and the city’s busiest subway station.

The half-metre water main gave way under 40th Street and Seventh Avenue at 3am, said Rohit Aggarwala, commissioner of New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection.