Blackout in New York: the striking images of Manhattan plunged into darkness

A giant blackout left part of Manhattan without power for a few hours on Saturday night, plunging subway stations into darkness, blocking elevators, extinguishing traffic lights and illuminated signs in Times Square, New York’s tourist hotspot. .

West of Manhattan, about 73,000 users were without power in the early evening, said Con Edison CEO John McAvoy at a press briefing. the exact cause of the incident.

1. Much of Manhattan has been plunged into darkness.

2. The failure occurred around 6:45 pm local (12:45 am in France).

3. Times Square and its famous giant billboards in the dark.

4. The only light marks were the flashing lights of police cars and fire engines.

5. The transport authority, the MTA, asked travelers to “avoid underground stations”. That is to say almost the entire network.

6. Metro passengers were stranded for more than half an hour in a train between two stations.

7. On the surface, the signal lights stopped working.

8. Most Broadway shows have been canceled.

9. Several dozen customers of the Row NYC hotel on 8th Avenue had to wait outside, sitting on the sidewalk.

10. The firefighters, overwhelmed, had to respond to help many people stuck in elevators.

11. The blackout occurred on the anniversary of the gigantic “Blackout” of 1977.

12. The current started to return shortly after 10 pm local time (4 am in Paris).