Electricity is out to at least 27,000 customers in New York, ConEdison reports
There were 42,000 customers without power in New York, most of them in Midtown Manhattan and the Upper West Side, the utility company said.Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was campaigning for president in Iowa, said it appears the outage was the result of a mechanical problem in the electrical grid."This appears to be something that just went wrong in the way that they transmit power from one part of the city to another," he told CNN.
Subway service remains significantly disrupted across the system, although there is limited service on the 1/2/3 and 4/5/6 lines.— NYCT Subway July 14, 2019 The outages were affecting"multiple lines," the MTA said. It advised people to stay away from underground stations. It told one Twitter user there were extensive delays on many lines.All trains have made it to stations, New York Police Department spokesman George Tsourovakas said.
— Sahid Abraham July 13, 2019 Another user posted a photo showing a man at 66th Street and Broadway directing traffic.No cops directing traffic at 66th Street and Broadway. Up to the #fruitstandguy to direct traffic because of the #blackout in nyc pic.twitter.com/jQpCC8TgMI — wilkssc July 13, 2019 On Columbus Avenue, outside Fordham University's campus, the scope of the outage was becoming more apparent as daylight waned. There were very few lights in building windows and brightly lit food carts were some of the few sources of light beyond vehicle headlights.The outages come 42 years to the day of an extensive blackout that affected much of the city.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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