Con Edison remains in the dark as to why a significant portion of Manhattan’s West Side was without power for much of Saturday night.
In a statement released late Sunday morning, the power company said it “will be conducting a diligent and vigorous investigation to determine the root cause of the incident,” according to the New York Post.
“Over the next several days and weeks, our engineers and planners will carefully examine the data and equipment performance relating to this event, and will share our findings with regulators and the public,” the statement continued.
Here’s a map of the part of Manhattan that lost power
More updates here: https://t.co/LQqC7HNzk2 pic.twitter.com/3WaDHcn3WY
— NYT Metro (@NYTMetro) July 14, 2019
The blackout stranded commuters on subway trains, forced the evacuation of Madison Square Garden, and led to the cancellation of Broadway shows. The area without power affected about 40,000 Con Edison customers, and stretched from West 30th Street to West 72nd Street, from the Hudson River to 5th Avenue.
The power outage marks 42 years to the day since the blackout of 1977, which left millions in New York City without power for nearly two days.
