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Hole under home in Ortley Beach, NJ March 4, 2013 (credit: CBS 2)

Expert: Despite Erosion, Deadly Sinkholes Unlikely Along Jersey Shore

The storm surge that decimated much of the Jersey Shore created about 60 holes in Ortley Beach. The holes were formed when water got under the sand beneath the homes.

2013/03/04

Crews work to repair a sinkhole on the Garden State Parkway (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Massive Sinkhole Opens Up On Garden State Parkway

The four-foot-wide sinkhole disabled 18 vehicles after it opened up Thursday morning in the right lane at the approach of the Driscoll Bridge near mile marker 128.

2013/02/21

A large sinkhole in Smithtown. (credit: Sophia Hall/WCBS 880)

Large Sinkhole Closes Smithtown Street

The cause of the road collapse is under investigation.

2013/01/15

70-Foot Deep Sinkhole Unleashes Brutal Smell On Bay Ridge

It’s gone from bad to worse. A massive sinkhole has turned from traffic nightmare to sickening situation in Brooklyn. A sewer main broke more than two months ago in Bay Ridge, creating a huge hole in the street.

2012/09/14

Bay Ridge Street Opens To Traffic Week After Giant Sinkhole Opened Up

Crews had been working nearly around-the-clock to repair the 20-foot crater that opened on 79th Street in Bay Ridge on Wednesday.

2012/08/06

Ruptured 50-Inch Sewer Pipe Being Blamed For Brooklyn Sinkhole

A 20-foot section of pavement on 79th Street in Bay Ridge opened up Wednesday leaving a huge sinkhole and nearly swallowing a car.

2012/08/02

Bay Ridge Sinkhole (credit: @gazawia via Twitter)

Gigantic Sinkhole Opens Up In Bay Ridge And Nearly Swallows Parked Car

The 20-foot-deep by 20-foot-wide hole, which occurred around 6 p.m., is located between 4th and 5th avenues in the Bay Ridge.

2012/08/01

Michael Ciron, 80, stuck in a sinkhole outside his Oceanside home. (credit: Maria Ciron)

80-Year-Old Man Falls Into Sinkhole Outside His Oceanside Home

An elderly Long Island man got quite a shock when he went to pick up the Sunday morning paper outside his Oceanside home.

2011/10/31

A utility crew is seen at work in Lewisboro, NY - Aug 31, 2011 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

President Obama Signs Irene Disaster Declaration For Upstate New York Counties

President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in New York after Tropical Storm Irene, freeing up federal recovery funds.

2011/08/31

Upper West Side Sinkhole (credit: CBS 2)

Crews Investigate Sinkhole On Upper West Side

People are stopping and taking pictures of a massive sinkhole that opened in the middle of 82nd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West, and frustrated residents are asking what city officials intend to do to prevent future collapses.

2011/08/17

NJ Gives $1.5M Grant To Help Fix Hoboken Sinkhole

Hudson County officials say reconstruction work that would repair a large sinkhole which formed on a Hoboken street last fall could be completed by early June.

2011/03/27