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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 possible license revocation from the NYS Public Service Commission because of the massive power outages in Manhattan and Brooklyn last year, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced. In July of 2019, Con

Central Brooklyn

Power Not Fully Back on Prospect Lefferts Gardens Block, Residents and Pols Say

Assembly Member Diana Richardson and State Senator Zellnor Myrie at a press conference outside 245 Hawthorne Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS — Residents of a block in Prospect Lefferts Gardens still lack full power nearly two days after the weekend heat wave-induced Con

Business

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 heat, about 14,000 customers in Brooklyn have been taken out of service for repairs. Service restored through today,” Con Edison promised yesterday. Not everyone was back to normal on

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‘This is Outrageous’: Local Pols React to Con Ed Power Outages

Blackout in Mill Basin (Photo by Todd Maisel)SOUTHEAST BROOKLYN — Con Ed turned the lights out in pockets of Brooklyn, where local politicians have in recent days put the company that power most of New York City on blast. On Sunday, Con Edison intentionally cut off power for more 50,

Announcements

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 people were urged to stay indoors and in cooling areas, Con Edison decided to voluntarily strip power from 30,000 Brooklynites in order to make repairs to prevent a bigger

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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 Monday that he is “extremely disappointed” in Con Edison after power outages hit tens of thousands of households in southeast Brooklyn at the tail end of the weekend heat wave.

Announcements

Con Ed Asks North Brooklyn to Hold Off on Laundry, Microwaves During Repairs

While most customers won’t miss the air-conditioning now that the weather’s turned, Con Edison is asking residents of North Brooklyn to hold off on a variety of electrical-intensive activities while crews work on equipment problems. In a press release on Friday, the company announced it was reducing voltage

community

Community Gathers To Discuss Vision For North Gowanus

GOWANUS – Council Member Stephen Levin’s office hosted a Public Visioning Session Wednesday evening at 313 Butler Gallery to hear the community’s suggestions on three key areas in the northern part of Gowanus before the EPA and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) finalize designs for the Gowanus Canal

Announcements

ConEd To Install Smart Meters On All Brooklyn Residences, Starting Next Week

A look at the new Smart Meters ConEd will be installing across Brooklyn starting in April (Via ConEd)In a few days, ConEdison will start switching out all the electrical meters on Brooklyn buildings, replacing the old meters with new “Smart Meters” [https://www.coned.com/en/our-energy-future/technology-innovation/smart-meters]

Announcements

Cover Blows Off After Manhole Catches Fire In Midwood

MIDWOOD – A fire inside a manhole caused the cover to blow off on Ave H and East 10th Street Friday morning. At approximately 11:53 a.m., a call came in reporting a car fire, the FDNY says. When firefighters went to the scene, they realized the fire was coming

Announcements

Help Brooklyn Teachers Raise Money For School Supplies

BROOKLYN – Teachers all across the borough have taken it upon themselves to provide their students with the supplies necessary for a proper education, highlighting the many needs schools in less affluent zones have. Pages upon pages on DonorsChoose.org [https://www.donorschoose.org/donors/search.html?displayProject=2638281&featured=true&

News

Con Ed Outage Stalls Subway Service Sunday Afternoon

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN/RED HOOK – Governor Andrew Cuomo has called for the New York State Department of Public Service [http://www.dps.ny.gov] to conduct an investigation [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-directs-investigation-latest-coned-power-failure] into the Con Edison substation failure Sunday afternoon that stopped subway service between Brooklyn and Manhattan

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Electrical Wires Fall Causing Power Outage In Dyker Heights; Power Has Been Restored

Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsDYKER HEIGHTS – All power has been restored after wires came down early morning causing 701 Con Edison customers to lose power, a Con Edison spokesperson told BKLYNER. At approximately 4:30am, overhead wires fell and shut off the power. At this point, it is not entirely clear

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[UPDATE] Manhole Explodes In Park Slope Late Wednesday

5th Avenue & 2nd Street, Park Slope via Google Maps[UPDATED: May 11, 1:00pm—Con Edison responded to the scene at 12:10am this morning after being notified by the FDNY, Bob McGee, a spokesperson for ConED says. A couple of manholes were smoking when they arrived to the scene

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Local Residents Impacted by Voltage Reduction Amid Hot Weather

(Photo: Matt Tracy / Sheepshead Bites)Local residents are enjoying a return to normalcy after Sheepshead Bay and select other neighborhoods around New York City were affected by reduced voltage during a blisteringly hot weekend in the Big Apple. Con Edison announced over the weekend that it was reducing voltage by

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Trees Down, Power Outages Reported In Southern Brooklyn During Flash Flood [Photos]

Photo by Patti PappagalloNeighbors reported downed power lines, flooded streets, and fallen trees all over southern Brooklyn Monday afternoon, after a torrential downpour swamped the area at around 5pm. On Avenue X and Avenue Y, on the “East” streets in Gravesend, residents say they were left in the dark for

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Ocean Avenue Footbridge Drawing Maintenance Crews, Again

A temporary power line feeds electricity to the Ocean Avenue Footbridge. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The 136-year-old Ocean Avenue Footbridge is once again drawing maintenance crews. Con Edison is working to replace the underground power lines that provide electricity to the bridge’s lamps after they stopped working last

Animals

BEWARE: Colorful Monk Parakeets Could Cause The Next Blackout On Your Block

Monk Parakeets. (Photo: Gary Leavens [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gary_leavens/21475923575/] / Flickr)Frequent power outages have frustrated southern Brooklyn residents during the last several years. And while blackouts and brownouts (a drop in voltage that causes lights to dim) are often attributed to a fallen tree [/almost-7000-people-lose-power-two-outages-strike-southern-brooklyn/] or

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Treyger To Introduce Legislation To Guard Against Faux-Utility Workers

City Councilman Mark Treyger. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Less than two weeks after an 81-year-old Coney Island woman was roughed up and robbed [/burglar-posing-as-con-ed-worker-robs-81-year-old-woman-at-knifepoint/] by someone posing as a Con Ed emplyee, City Councilman Mark Treyger announced he will introduce legislation to keep New Yorkers safe from people posing

Police & Fire

81-Year-Old Woman Bound & Gagged By Knife-Wielding Burglar Posing As Con Ed Worker

Source: mikey k/flickrAn 81-year-old woman in Coney Island was the victim of a terrifying home invasion Sunday after opening up her home to a burglar posing as a Con Edison employee, the Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/woman-81-home-invaded-woman-posing-coned-worker-article-1.2548430] . The octogenarian, who only speaks Russian,

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Exploding Manholes Knock Out Power At Two Local Businesses

Maintenance crews at East 14th Street and Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo provided by Facebook User Crafty Carol)Two manhole covers erupted Monday morning at a busy commercial intersection near Sheepshead Bay Road and East 14th Street, Con Edison confirmed. The explosions were reported at 8:10am and knocked out power

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ICYMI: Tenants Moving Into Voorhies Tower, Q Train Out Of Commission, More Fast Food In Coney Island

The United Methodist Church of Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow

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Nearly 7,000 People Left In Dark After Power Outages Strike Southern Brooklyn

(Photo: L.C. Nøttaasen [https://www.flickr.com/photos/magnera/3984413077/] / Flickr)Almost 7,000 people lost power for several hours Sunday after two power outages struck Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend. The first blackout was caused by a fallen tree limb near East 26th Street and Avenue I, a spokesperson

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Almost 7,000 People Lose Power After Two Outages Strike Southern Brooklyn

(Photo: L.C. Nøttaasen [https://www.flickr.com/photos/magnera/3984413077/] / Flickr)Almost 7,000 people lost power for several hours Sunday after two power outages struck Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend. The first blackout was caused by a fallen tree limb near East 26th Street and Avenue I, a spokesperson

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Dean And Pacific Streets Prepare For Many Street Closures This Week

Photo by Park Slope StoopResidents and neighbors near Barclays Center [http://www.barclayscenter.com/]are bracing themselves for multiple closures this week, beginning Tuesday, October 20 – Friday, October 23. The closures are due to a one-two-three punch by two large scale events at Barclays, as well as work being performed