NYC Blackout

[admarc]

There is a blackout on the upper east side. There are reports of up to 375,000 without power. Subways are stuck.

My office and home still have power but it looks like a fun commute home for me today. In this heat I hope it doesn't last too long.

http://wnbc.weatherplus.com/weathernews/13582154/detail.html

Officials: 375,000 Residents Without Power In NYC


POSTED: 3:54 pm EDT June 27, 2007
<!--startindex-->NEW YORK -- A series of power outages hit New York City on Wednesday, cutting electricity to 375,000 people on the Upper East Side and in the Bronx, according to the Office of Emergency Management.
The 4, 5 and 6 trains on Lexington Avenue and 7 trains were not running from 59th Street to 149th Street.
"There's something happening on the Upper East Side. I can't tell you how big it is yet," said Bob Magee, a spokesman for Consolidated Edison.
Residents said traffic lights were out for 20 blocks on Lexington Avenue between the 60s and the 80s, while others said that the East Side subway lines weren't operating. The outages affected the East Side from Fifth Avenue to FDR Drive.
Con Edison couldn't say how many customers had lost power. The city was in the second day of temperatures well over 90 degrees.
The Office of Emergency Management said transformer explosions caused at least some of the outages.
Police were calling in extra resources to deal with traffic problems.
WNBC.com will provide more details as soon as they become available

[Gibby]

Admarc. I do hope they get their power back on, but really would you classify this as national news or a local story?

[Lucidvizion]

That's so horrible. I think I may have trouble sleeping tonight.

[admarc]

Admarc. I do hope they get their power back on, but really would you classify this as national news or a local story?

375,000 without power in the south Bronx and East Harlem will be national news if it lasts beyond a few hours. Con Ed has no clue what went wrong and how many are affected. There is a report of a transformer explosion. People may be stuck in the subways.

It could be a pretty big story. We'll see. People in Queens went without power for days last year.

The California blackouts were national news.

Of course they could get the power back on in a few minutes and then its not much of a story at all. We'll see.

[admarc]

Looks like the power is back up in most places.

You can go back to reading your big national news threads about sigs (http://www.buffalorange.com/showthread.php?t=115721)and avatars (http://www.buffalorange.com/showthread.php?t=115751) now. :D

[Lucidvizion]

Good thing you linked them, Chimp has trouble finding threads on the first page.

[Gibby]

Looks like the power is back up in most places.

You can go back to reading your big national news threads about sigs (http://www.buffalorange.com/showthread.php?t=115721)and avatars (http://www.buffalorange.com/showthread.php?t=115751) now. :D

Good thing you linked them, Chimp has trouble finding threads on the first page.

:rofl: :guy:

[35Pete]

375,000 without power in the south Bronx and East Harlem will be national news if it lasts beyond a few hours. Con Ed has no clue what went wrong and how many are affected. There is a report of a transformer explosion. People may be stuck in the subways.

It could be a pretty big story. We'll see. People in Queens went without power for days last year.

The California blackouts were national news.

Of course they could get the power back on in a few minutes and then its not much of a story at all. We'll see.

Serious, non-smartass question admarc.

I've had blackouts down here and no national news. 6 million people in this tip of the state. What makes New Yorkers suffering a bit without power so special that I should give a damn to not flip the channel when it's on CNN? :)

Is it that it's not part of the flyover region? Or that NY'ers really think Manhattan in the center of the universe. The geographical x=0,y=0 z=0 coordinate axis reference point of the Milky Way? LOL

[JLB]

Serious, non-smartass question admarc.

I've had blackouts down here and no national news. 6 million people in this tip of the state. What makes New Yorkers suffering a bit without power so special that I should give a damn to not flip the channel when it's on CNN? :)

Is it that it's not part of the flyover region? Or that NY'ers really think Manhattan in the center of the universe. The geographical x=0,y=0 z=0 coordinate axis reference point of the Milky Way? LOL

No offense but you do live in Florida.:burp:

[admarc]

Serious, non-smartass question admarc.

I've had blackouts down here and no national news. 6 million people in this tip of the state. What makes New Yorkers suffering a bit without power so special that I should give a damn to not flip the channel when it's on CNN? :)

Is it that it's not part of the flyover region? Or that NY'ers really think Manhattan in the center of the universe. The geographical x=0,y=0 z=0 coordinate axis reference point of the Milky Way? LOL

Pete, the density of the population makes a blackout here more serious than in less concentrated areas. There are millions of people living and working in such a small area that if the trains and the elevators and the computers, etc don't run there are greater risks than in less populated areas. You also have to consider the financial impact of businesses shut down in NYC vs smaller towns.

The good news is that a blackout in the South Bronx and East Harlem today is a lot less dangerous than what it would have been in those areas 15 or more years ago.

Plus NYC is really the center of the universe. ;)

[JLB]

That's what I said kinda.:rockon:

[35Pete]

Pete, the density of the population makes a blackout here more serious than in less concentrated areas. There are millions of people living and working in such a small area that if the trains and the elevators and the computers, etc don't run there are greater risks than in less populated areas. You also have to consider the financial impact of businesses shut down in NYC vs smaller towns.

The good news is that a blackout in the South Bronx and East Harlem today is a lot less dangerous than what it would have been in those areas 15 or more years ago.

Plus NYC is really the center of the universe. ;)

Everything makes sense except that last piece of nonsenes. ;)