Brooklyn Heights Sewage Leak: Streets, Subways Flood With Disgusting Poop Water

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A water main beneath Montague and Court streets in Brooklyn Heights ruptured around 3:14 p.m. Thursday, sending a stream of smelly, brown poop water rushing into the Court Street subway station and through the neighborhood's central roadways.

Delays were reported Thursday afternoon on the R and Q lines as city crews grappled with the mess. R trains were being rerouted on the Q line from the DeKalb Avenue stop to the Canal Street stop, according to the MTA. For updates on the epic sewage situation in Brooklyn Heights and other local stories, sign up to receive newsletters and breaking news alerts from the Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Patch.

The broken city pipe was still being repaired as of 5:10 p.m., according to a spokesperson for the NYC Department of Environmental Protection.

Twitter user Charles Beck posted a series of gruesome photos and videos online Thursday, showing inches-deep brown sludge running down Montague:

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