The break was on 16th Avenue at Willow Avenue, on the way to the Lincoln Tunnel from downtown. It could lead to backups later in the morning.
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The Willow Avenue Bridge remains open. Water was accumulating on side streets, but they also remained passable.
SUEZ North America was working on the break, which appeared to come from a nearby soccer field.
In addition, two water main breaks also were reported on Staten Island.
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One was at Hylan Boulevard and Arbutus Avenue. Lanes on the busy road were closed by a 24-inch water main break.
Later, Hylan was down to one lane in each direction as crews dug in the street.
All consumers in the area have running water.
Separately, a water main broke on Bay Street at Vanderbilt Avenue in the Clifton section of Staten Island Thursday morning.