Photo by Gary Raynaldo  / Scene of manhole incident on street located at corner of Third Avenue and 42nd Street Manhattan March 21, 2019

By Gary Raynaldo   DIPLOMATIC TIMES

An manhole steam pipe overheated on a Midtown Manhattan street Thursday afternoon at the  corner of 42nd Street and Third Avenue. A single FDNY engine responded along with an ambulance, as a precaution.  Traffic was closed off in the far right lane of Third Avenue for several hours,  while the incident was investigated. There were no reports of any injuries.  Steam spewed from the manhole cover like a scene from the classic film Taxi Driver staring Robert De Niro. 

Photo by Gary Raynaldo /  Midtown Manhattan at rush hour  Mar. 21, 2019, far right lane closed due to man hole cover incident.

Photo by Gary Raynaldo / Rain slicked streets at  intersection of  Third Avenue and 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan Mar. 21, 2019