Striking early this year, aren't we?
Power Outage Strikes NYC, Affects Subway Service
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A power outage in the city's Upper East Side neighborhood cut traffic lights and some train service Wednesday afternoon, officials and residents said. The extent of the outage wasn't immediately clear.
The MTA is reporting sporadic power outages on the 4, 5, 6, E and V subway lines in Manhattan, and the D line in the Bronx.
"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.
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 Metropolitan Museum of Art was evacuated around 4 p.m. and visitors sitting on the outside steps in the sweltering heat. The streetlights up and down Fifth Avenue were dark.
The Hubband's place of employ got blackened out. And my major ass concern? That 5 pound bag of shrimp in the freezer. I've got my priorities straight XD
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A power outage in the city's Upper East Side neighborhood cut traffic lights and some train service Wednesday afternoon, officials and residents said. The extent of the outage wasn't immediately clear.
The MTA is reporting sporadic power outages on the 4, 5, 6, E and V subway lines in Manhattan, and the D line in the Bronx.
"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.
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 Metropolitan Museum of Art was evacuated around 4 p.m. and visitors sitting on the outside steps in the sweltering heat. The streetlights up and down Fifth Avenue were dark.
The Hubband's place of employ got blackened out. And my major ass concern? That 5 pound bag of shrimp in the freezer. I've got my priorities straight XD