Blackouts

Apr
30
Warbasse Residents Recall Sandy Panic During Two-Hour Blackout

Warbasse Residents Recall Sandy Panic During Two-Hour Blackout

Residents of the Amalgamated Warbasse Houses [http://amalgamatedwarbassehouses.com/] panicked last night when a power outage plunged all five buildings
3 min read
Aug
25

BREAKING: Nearly 1,000 Without Power In Gerritsen Beach – Restoration Estimated By 3 P.M. (Updated)

Source: niznoz/FlickrUPDATE (2:06 p.m.): Con Edison just informed us that the restoration time has been bumped up
1 min read
Aug
14
What Do You Remember From The 2003 Blackout?

What Do You Remember From The 2003 Blackout?

Ten years ago today, on August 14, 2003, a power outage affected millions of customers [http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/
2 min read
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
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
Jul
07

BREAKING: Transformer Fire/Blackout On East 19th

A reader sent in the above photo, and we received a couple of tips regarding a transformer fire at East