The following is via News12:
Hundreds of people living in Borough Park are without power and air conditioning.
Crews have been on the scene since 3 a.m. working on repairs. They say about 300 homes on 47th Street, mainly between 16th and 18th avenues, are affected, including a senior citizen home.
According to Con Edison, outages like this are happening citywide because residents are blasting their air conditioners and overheating the electrical systems. It’s
encouraging customers to help conserve power by keeping AC filters clean, and shutting shades and blinds to keep the sun’s rays out.
Officials also recommend keeping thermostats set at 78 degrees, and only using ovens, washing machines, dryers and dishwashers early in the morning or late at night.
You can report electrical outages immediately on the Con Edison website or by calling 1-800-75-CONED.
(Source: News12)
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3 Responses
The Boro Park residents are not using washing machines this week and since many are away for the summer very few air conditioners are on. In Boro Park during the 9 days you can’t blame the Con Ed customers for using too much power.
These recommendations come from officials who sit in very comfortable, cool offices.
No power in Boro Park? Is that a criticism of their assemblyman, Dov Hikind?