Massive power outage hits New York City 🔌

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5 years ago

New York City was hit with a massive power outage Saturday leaving tens of thousands of Con Edison customers without power as Broadway theatres, subways, business and Times Square were left without any juice.

The cause of the problem according to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio was due to a manhole cover while Con Edison reported that they’re currently trying to restore power to roughly 42,000 customers, mainly on the west side of Manhattan.

Umm, all the giant moniters went out in Times Square #NYC pic.twitter.com/xbOEyzaChk
— Christian (@clovos25) July 13, 2019

Update: Because of the ongoing power outages, there is limited subway service into Manhattan from Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.

Please check https://t.co/tyvPdlXfha or the MYmta app for the status of your line, and we will continue to provide updates here.
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) July 13, 2019

Police are directing passengers to leave the subway station at Columbus Circle due to the Manhattan power outage, according to @marydal23. pic.twitter.com/rvOdW9euNz
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 13, 2019

Very dark here at 30 Rock, but we’re safe. #poweroutage #blackout #poweroutagenyc #blackoutnyc pic.twitter.com/fnTjAeYfLh
— Erica Grow (@Erica4NY) July 13, 2019

@JLo concert at MSG being evacuated bc of power outages pic.twitter.com/dZDqIHDYIn
— Sam Vinograd (@sam_vinograd) July 14, 2019

Unconfirmed reports also suggest that these are the guys responsible for the blackout.

This story is still developing.

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