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U.S. NEWS Monday 15 July 2019

Calls for investigations after

power restored in Manhattan

By DEEPTI HAJELA ment of Energy’s Office of the city, affecting nearly
Associated Press Electricity should investi- every line. New York City’s
NEW YORK (AP) — A Man- gate the work being done Emergency Management
hattan power outage that by Con Edison to maintain Department said the A, C,
temporarily turned off the and upgrade the city’s D, E, F, M, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and
bright lights of the big city power grid. 7 trains had resumed run-
only lasted for a few hours, He added that “this type of ning in both directions by An entrance to the C and E trains at the 50th Street Subway
but left plenty of lingering massive blackout is entirely around 2 a.m. Sunday. Station is dimly lit during a power outage, Saturday, July 13,
questions and calls for in- preventable with the right No injuries were reported.q 2019, in New York.
vestigations on Sunday. investments in our grid,” en- Associated Press
Con Ed President Tim Caw- couraging a thorough in-
ley insisted the Saturday vestigation that could shed
night blackout that dark- light on wider electricity
ened more than 40 blocks issues that could have na-
of Manhattan including tional impact.
Times Square wasn’t due Gregory Reed, a professor
to high demand on the of electric power engineer-
electrical grid, but said it ing at the University of Pitts-
would take some time to burgh who once worked
determine what exactly at Con Ed, said the utility
did happen. had done a good job in
“We think the grid is sound,” restoring power quickly,
Cawley said Sunday, add- but said it underscores a
ing, “If there are lessons we need throughout the coun-
can apply, we will.” try to invest more in infra-
He said the system was pre- structure. New York Gov.
pared to deal with high de- Andrew Cuomo and New
mand, like that expected York City Mayor Bill de Bla-
this coming week as tem- sio both said they would be
peratures rise. directing agencies under
Officials definitively ruled their control to look into
out either cyber- or physi- what happened.
cal acts of terrorism of any The questions raised by the
kind. blackout weren’t just about
Thousands of people the power, they were po-
crowded the streets Sat- litical as well as de Blasio
urday evening, using their was criticized for being on
cellphones as flashlights the presidential campaign
while they tried to stay cool trail when the outage hap-
amid the humid July eve- pened.
ning, where temperatures He returned to the city on
hit the low 80s. Sunday, and insisted that
In the theater district, the situation had been
marquees darkened just well-managed, that he
before evening perfor- had been in touch with
mances were set to begin. his staff and started his trip
Most Broadway musicals back as soon as it became
and plays canceled their clear the blackout would
Saturday evening shows, not be quickly resolved.
though some cast mem- “You have to take charge
bers staged impromptu wherever you are, and I did
performances in the street. that,” he said.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer The outage stymied sub- Opening Hours: Monday to Monday from 5:00 pm to 10:30 pm
said Sunday the Depart- way service throughout