Power reportedly went out early Saturday evening at much of Rockefeller Center and reached the Upper West Side.
Published 8:32 PM EDT Jul 13, 2019A widespread power outage Saturday evening left much of Manhattan without electricity, reaching from Rockefeller Center to the Upper West Side.Con Edison said on Twitter that they are working to restore power to roughly 42,000 people on the West Side of Manhattan impacted by the power outage.
Earlier, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told CNN this is a"limited power outage" and about 20,000 people are affected. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority tweeted that there are “extensive delays on many subway lines.” Several subway stations are without power, the transit authority tweeted and were being bypassed by working trains.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority tweeted that there were outages at various underground stations. The MTA is working with Con Edison to determine the cause.Ric Faud, an attorney, had just stepped off the elevator on the 44th floor of a Columbus Circle building when the building lost power. From up high, Faud said he can people trying to direct traffic and prevent accidents.
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