Power Outage Hits New York City
NYers suffer brief electric outage as footage appears to show smoke from Brooklyn power plant 🔗
A brief power outage affected numerous New Yorkers on Thursday night as smoke was seen rising from a Brooklyn power plant. The outage was caused by a disruption at a Con Edison substation, leading to a citywide power surge. While there were reports of power outages and stuck elevators across the city, there were no injuries and no criminal activity suspected. The outage extended beyond the five boroughs, affecting areas in Northern New Jersey, Long Island, and the lower Hudson Valley.