Reporter it was actually steam. This cell phone video shows just how much. It was that high, like seven stories high. Steam coming out. Reporter Officials Say right around 9 40 this morning, here on 58th street between 6th and 7th avenues, a problem underground sparked a chain reaction. The water leak is what caused a steam issue, obviously water affects the steam pipes in the ground and then you have steam coming up through the ground. That water pipe beneath the roadway sent enough water pouring on to the steam pipe that heavy thick vapors poured out in actually two spots right near each other. Was it a lot of steam . A lot. What did you do . Run away. Reporter including many construction workers who were right in the middle of a job, in a building that stretches from 57th to 58th street. Seconds after the pavement buckled and that steam soared in quickly leaving the area after getting an order on their radios to evacuate the structure. Next thing you know, i see one of the developer
Stations in our area any better prepared for widespread Power Outages caused by storms . Good morning, everyone. Im bill ritter, in for diana williams. This morning we begin with the n. Y. P. D. And the change in policy this past week on the reporting of the use of force. Any time a cop uses force, he or she has to now report it. Its all part of a balancing act by commissioner bill bratton as he pushes to keep crime rates low while addressing community concerns. And the monkey on his back the watchful eye of an Inspector General. Heres political reporter dave evans. The report is not in reaction to the takedown of tennis star james blake, but it serves as a good example of what sometimes happens in the department that not all Police Violence is properly recorded. The Inspector General released a report faulting the department for not better tracking use of police force. Our reaction, as in this report, is that it is absolutely unacceptable. That there is not a central mechanism for tra
Upcoming visit. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to upclose. Im bill ritter, in for diana. Pope francis arrives in new york city thursday evening for a busy but short 40hour visit. The nypd, the secret service, and other federal agencies have been getting ready for months. The mayor was there. So was the police commissioner. A multiagency what if. The nypd, secret service, office of emergency management, atf all practicing possible emergency scenarios that could disrupt the popes visit. We have another ied explosion, 1592 broadway. These tabletop scenarios covered everything, from backpack explosions to active shooters to a collapsed building to a train derailment. Get everyone involved in this esu, explosive. And, traffic, we need to get you out there with traffic and set up a perimeter. In a city thats faced unparalleled security challenges in the past, this short visit by the pope next week is unmatched in the citys history. We will have available capacity on land, on sea, and in the
This big revelation your health and your lifespan have a lot to do with the neighborhood where you live. Move over, income inequality. Make room, as well, for health inequality. Heres Eyewitness News reporter stacey sager. With nearly 40 of the residents here living below the poverty level, its not terribly surprising that new york citys Health Department ranks brownsville the most unhealthy community in brooklyn. Question is, will the citys new study make a difference . All of this is something that we can change. But talk to people in this community and you get one message loud and clear we are what we eat, and healthier food is expensive. I just spent 400, and i dont even see on what. 400 . Yes. In these two wagons . Thats it. My sugar is going through the roof, and my blood pressures going through the roof. If you go into stores, most of their food is processed. There are many other factors the city looked at, everything from air quality to the accessibility of good healthcare. And
Reporter stacey sager. South street here on the Lower East Side one of many places across the boroughs where Additional Police are now out on the streets more than 1,700 of them working more than 12,000 hours, a crackdown on bad drivers. And given the number of pedestrian fatalities in new york city in recent weeks, enforcement is badly needed. It has been horrific more than a dozen pedestrians now killed since halloween, three at once here in the bronx, among them a 10yearold girl and her grandfather. And here on the Upper West Side last sunday, 88yearold Luisa Rosario was killed by a taxi driver so tired, he didnt notice her in the crosswalk. Today luisas grandson just hoping the new initiative can make a difference. Help us, you know, prevent prevent these tragedies from occurring in such a unique and wonderful city that we all live and work in. Initiative here in flushing, jaywalkers are now being warned, then cited, if they dont follow the rules, but some suggest its taking the fo