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L Train stalls under river during rush hour

A Brooklyn-bound L train stalled under the East River during Thursday night's rush hour because of a mechanical failure, the MTA said.

A rescue train was sent on the Brooklyn-bound track and returned, filled, just after 8 p.m. to the First Avenue station.

The MTA said that the train failed near the First Avenue stop in Manhattan. Passengers said that they were stuck for two hours....

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