An estimated 200,000 people in Paterson, Haledon, North Haledon and Prospect Park were without water for a fourth day on Monday as a crew struggled to repair a pipeline break at Hinchliffe Stadium in the city.

Water was still gushing from the 30-inch pipe during a 12 p.m. press conference at Hinchliffe Stadium as mayors of the four municipalities asked residents for patience as the crisis dragged on.

“Now is not the time to point fingers. Now is the time for all hands to be on deck,” Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said.

Jim Mueller, the executive director of the Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC), said a crew had been working around the clock since the pipe burst early Friday morning. But as of noon Monday they still hadn’t detected the source of the leak.

Mueller said the PVWC had ac

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