Widespread power outages have been reported in Manhattan on Saturday.
According to CBS New York, the affected areas included Midtown, Hell’s Kitchen and Upper Manhattan. The outlet reported that all restaurants in Hell’s Kitchen went dark and that street lights in the affected areas also did not work.
The city’s subway tweeted to say that it was also receiving reports of outages in Manhattan stations.
We're getting reports of power outages in station complexes throughout Manhattan. We're working to identify causes and keep trains moving. More information to come.
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) July 13, 2019
Police are directing passengers to leave the subway station at Columbus Circle due to the Manhattan power outage, according to @marydal23. pic.twitter.com/rvOdW9euNz
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 13, 2019
Energy company Con Edison’s website showed nearly 39,000 customers out of service and and 536 outages as of 7:55 p.m.
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JUST IN: Widespread power outages reported in Manhattan https://t.co/WnQib8XYGM pic.twitter.com/hxGpOPfZDk
— The Hill (@thehill) July 14, 2019
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