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Heart of New York goes dark as fire causes blackout in Manhattan

Power outage affects about 73,000 people and disrupts traffic, subway system, businesses and Broadway productions
New York power outage has affected traffic lights, the subway, businesses and Broadway shows. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

New York power outage has affected traffic lights, the subway, businesses and Broadway shows. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Authorities were scrambling to restore electricity to Manhattan following a power outage that knocked out Times Square’s towering electronic screens, darkened marquees in the theatre district and left businesses without electricity, elevators stuck and subway cars stalled.’

The New York City Fire Department said a transformer fire Saturday evening at West 64th Street and West End Avenue affected more than 73,000 customers along a 30-block stretch from Times Square to about 72nd Street and Broadway.
 

 

Officials with Con Edison said electricity should be fully restored to customers who were affected by the outage by midnight.

At the Rockefeller Center, traffic lights were out. Some buildings in in its plaza had lights on, others were in the dark.

Many Broadway musicals and plays cancelled their Saturday evening shows, including Hadestown, which last month won the Tony Award for best musical. Several cast members from the show put on an impromptu performance in the street outside the theatre for disappointed audience members.



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Source: The Guardian

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