chug84 t1_jdmaorp wrote on March 25, 2023 at 1:32 PM

Reply to comment by tyjtyjrhbdf in 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish

You answered your own question towards the end. Partially submerge a rock in water. This is Manhattan. Drill a hole into this rock, down past the water line. This is what you have in this picture.

TarumK t1_jdmixxm wrote on March 25, 2023 at 2:38 PM

And there's literally no cracks/gaps in the rock that would let water in?

reddititty69 t1_jdmmwxi wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:08 PM

There’s water in the picture. You just need to pump it out faster than it leaks in.

smackson t1_jdmrjxo wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:41 PM

Sounds like a recipe for big problems.

AltaBirdNerd t1_jdmy4ch wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:28 PM

Technology exists for this to occur and is widely used. The alternative is to not build anything. Or have LIRR tracks going over Park Ave in midtown.

gabeman t1_jdn4aix wrote on March 25, 2023 at 5:11 PM

Millions of gallons of water is pumped out of the subway system daily.