New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Twitter that NYC Emergency Management worked with the police and fire departments and other city agencies to respond to the power outage. According to the New York City Fire Department, a transformer fire at West 64th Street and West End Avenue caus...
NEW YORK, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Approximately 72,000 people were affected by the massive blackout in New York City's Manhattan on Saturday evening, utility service company Con Edison said Sunday. The company said in a statement that a significant electrical transmission disturbance occurred at 6:...
Outage exposure was defined as ≥10%, ≥20%, and ≥50% of customers from a power operating locality without power, ascertained from NYS Department of Public Service records and stratified by rural, urban non-New York City (NYC), and NYC regions. Outcome daily block group-level pediatric ...
Parts of New York City went dark Saturday in a massive power outage that affected thousands of people. CBS News has learned the power outage was caused by a transformer fire. An early outage map by the city’s utility company, Con Edison, showed over 27,000 without power. Con Edison had...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Classes were canceled in two NYU campus buildings and a library was closed due to a power outage Tuesday. The Bobst Library at 70 Washington Square South, Tisch Hall at 40 W. 4th St., and Shimkin Hall at 50 W. 4th St. were all without power late Tuesday af...
Outages affect almost every aspect of our society, from accessing clean water, food and medicine, causing communication interruptions and, worse case scenarios,increasing crime. A power outage that affected New York City in 1977 saw an entire section of Manhattan plunged into darkness, halting traffi...
Debby made its way to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut with whipping winds and “Debby Downpours" that knocked out power to thousands. If your area is under threat, check the outage maps here.
Personal preparedness may reduce impacts, but information on power outage preparedness and risk perception among vulnerable populations is limited. We examined power outage preparedness and concern among New York City residents, including vulnerable populations defined as older adults (≥ 65 years), ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A fire started in a manhole on a New York City street on Sunday evening, sending up a plume of smoke and delaying service on multiple subway lines.
NEW YORK, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A power outage caused massive subway delays across New York City on Friday, leaving thousands of commuters stranded for hours midway to work. At least A, D, E, F, J, N, Q and R trains were all impacted -- mostly delayed or running on different lines...