This pothole is old enough to drive!<\/p>\n
A massive street crater has been wreaking havoc on cars and trucks in The Bronx for more than a decade, neighbors say \u2014 and has earned the dubious distinction of being the oldest pothole in city records.<\/p>\n
The four-inch-deep crater at Adee and Bouck avenues in the Allerton section has seen multiple fill jobs over the years, residents said. But the temporary fixes are immediately ripped open again by tires on the \u201cwell-traveled\u201d thoroughfare.<\/p>\n
A large pothole seen at the intersection of Adee Ave. and Bouck Ave. in the Allerton section of The Bronx on March 17, 2026. Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been trying to avoid this pothole for years,\u201d lamented Bronxite Desmond Young.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe problem is, they fill it every year or couple of years, and it\u2019s good for a while, so you forget about it,\u201d Young, 39, said, \u201cand then it comes back and you have to relearn to avoid it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The earliest recorded complaint about the hole dates back to January 2010, according to the NYC Open Data portal. At 16, the pothole would be old enough to get a learner\u2019s permit in New York and drive over itself.<\/p>\n
But long-time residents say the cantankerous crater is no troublesome teen \u2014 but is actually an ancient menace.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been here 50 years: it\u2019s been here forever,\u201d said Bronx resident Martin Moreira, who maneuvers the foot-wide pothole via mobility scooter following a knee-replacement surgery.<\/p>\n
To date, the one spot has amassed dozens of pothole complaints, with all but one of those marked as resolved. Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery now and then you see a truck out here and they patch it, but there\u2019s a whole lot of traffic on the street and it opens up again,\u201d Moreira, 72, said. \u201cThe city needs to patch it up for good.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat corner is always sinking, and a money pit for the city,\u201d added Jose Bonilla, a landlord at a nearby house on Adee Avenue.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey come, they fix it and it breaks again,\u201d he added, \u201cso even if they fill the pothole, it comes back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe city needs to patch it up for good,\u201d Martin Moreira, 72, said of the 15-year-old pothole in The Bronx. Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/p>\n
Aside from dangers posed to pedestrians and costly damage done to cars, multiple potholes along the intersection also flood during storms, and are noisy when hit, Moreira claims.<\/p>\n
\u201cCars bang into it all day, every day,\u201d the 72-year-old said. \u201cI live across the street, and it\u2019s right outside my window. It\u2019s constant noise \u2026 everybody hits it.\u201d<\/p>\n
To date, the one spot has amassed dozens of pothole complaints, with all but one of those marked as resolved.<\/p>\n
The bizarre complaints come as Gotham endures one of the worst pothole seasons in years<\/a>, The Post first reported earlier this month.<\/p>\n More than 19,600 pothole reports have been made by New Yorkers this year to date \u2014 with nearly half of those lodged in Queens (8,800) \u2014 double the reports made during the same time period in 2025, according to a Post analysis of 311 data.<\/p>\n The city\u2019s pothole crisis has already turned deadly. A 46-year-old man was killed earlier this month after his stand-up scooter struck a pothole in Ozone Park, Queens.<\/a><\/p>\n