WHEN BROOKLYN’S SUBWAYS WERE CAVING IN
Back in the day, when subways were being dug throughout the city, cave-ins were a common occurrence. Very often these cave-ins were caused by water leakage or seepage, or heavy rains.
As such, the City began to run drainage water in overhead tubes to keep the area near the subway digs in-tact.
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