And suddenly there was a gap in the street: In New York’s Upper West Side a street gave way on Sunday, whereupon two cars partially sank.
the essentials in brief
- On Sunday a hole opened up in a street in New York.
- Two cars partially fell in.
- New York’s infrastructure is out of date, according to Councilor Mark Levine.
It can happen so quickly: When the cars were parked on New York’s Riverside Drive, it apparently still seemed to be in perfect order.
On Sunday there was suddenly a big hole in the street on the Upper West Side. Pictures posted on Twitter show how it gave way under two cars. Both vehicles partially sank into the hole. In the meantime, they have been taken out again, as reported by the New York Post.
Mark Levine is a councilor in New York City. He takes the incident as an opportunity to draw attention to the fact that the infrastructure of the metropolis needs to be overhauled.
