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Nov
20
Con Edison To Face $25 Million In Penalties For 2019 Power Outages

Con Edison To Face $25 Million In Penalties For 2019 Power Outages

Blackout in Mill Basin, July 21, 2019 (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)Con Edison is facing $25 million in penalties and
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Jul
23
Brooklyn Businesses and Restaurants Impacted by Blackout

Brooklyn Businesses and Restaurants Impacted by Blackout

Brooklyn businesses scrambled this week as they dealt with the impact of the blackout initiated by Con Edison. “Due to
2 min read
Jul
22
Thousands Of Brooklynites Still Without Power: ‘Why Did Con Edison Choose Us?’

Thousands Of Brooklynites Still Without Power: ‘Why Did Con Edison Choose Us?’

Blackout in Mill Basin, July 21, 2019 (Photo: Todd Maisel)SOUTHEAST BROOKLYN – Yesterday, when temperatures hit the high 90s and
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Jul
22
De Blasio Addresses Power Outages in Southeast Brooklyn

De Blasio Addresses Power Outages in Southeast Brooklyn

Mayor Bill de Blasio commenting on blackouts at press conference (Photo: Todd Maisel)MILL BASIN — Mayor Bill de Blasio said
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Aug
21

City’s Spirit Shone Brightly Throughout ’03 Blackout

A customer buys ice cream from a Mister Softee truck — one of the very few options New Yorkers had to
4 min read
Jun
20
Oh Boy: Con Ed Calling Neighbors About Shutting Off Electricity

Oh Boy: Con Ed Calling Neighbors About Shutting Off Electricity

Um. Uh oh. So it’s the first 90-plus day and Con Edison can’t take the heat? In addition
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Jul
13

Blackout Of 1977: 34 Years Ago — A Sheepshead Bay Remembrance

Sales soared during the blackout inside Mother Bucka’s Ice Cream Parlor, West 8th Street, Coney Island. Source: Paul Hosefros/
2 min read
Jun
10

Con Ed Warns Bay Residents to Cut Back Power Usage

Photo courtesy of flybutter [http://www.flickr.com/photos/flybutter/] [Flickr]. Con Edison has issued warnings to communities in the
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