Parkway retaining wall collapses in upper Manhattan

[THA WILD]

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A stone retaining wall along the Henry Hudson Parkway in upper Manhattan collapsed on Thursday afternoon, burying parked cars under a massive mound of dirt, trees and debris.

There were no immediate reports of injuries, fire department spokeswoman Maria Lamberti said.

Fire department personnel were called to the area near Riverside Drive and 181st Street at 4 p.m. Swarms of firefighters removed debris and tree branches from the parkway's northbound lanes. Neighborhood residents gathered along other parts of the wall to see what happened.

Emergency personnel would first search for people who could have been trapped, Office of Emergency Management spokesman Andrew Troisi said. Heavy moving equipment was being sent in.

The mayor was on his way to the scene.

The six-lane parkway, Route 9A, was closed in the area in both directions.

The Henry Hudson Parkway, named for the explorer and built in the 1930s, runs along Manhattan's West Side beginning at 72nd Street and travels through the Bronx to the Westchester County line. The Manhattan portion of the highway was temporarily closed during the 1970s because it was in disrepair, but it was restored and reopened, according to the Encyclopedia of the City of New York.

 

[Kryogenikz]

yea just saw it. That wall looks hella old. Backed up traffic for like 5 miles

 

[AmerikazMost]

damn...nyc is usually good on their upkeep

 

[Ghetto_Ghost]

bin laden is at it again!!!

 

[Duke]

here's hoping it wasnt your brand new ride thats now squashed