[UPDATE POSTED BELOW] (Click HERE for photos) Approximately one thousand homes in Flatbush were plunged into darkness this morning, after an electrical transformer reportedly exploded. The affected area is from Avenue K through Avenue T, and from East 29th Street through Flatbush Avenue. Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim has canceled classes today, and many Shuls davened in darkness this morning. Misaskim has informed YWN that they have just brought a generator to a home in Flatbush – for a person who is R”L on life support.
Misaskim has just spoken with Con-Edison who is currently working on the problem, and say that they hope to have the problem corrected shortly.
If anyone has any further questions, don’t hesittate to call NYC at 311.
UPDATE 11:00AM EST: As per the NYC OEM, all power has been restored.
(All photos taken by: Nochum Dusowitz)
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Chofetz Chaim Mesivta is learning shtark and power was restored at 10:15 am
Rabbi Rodkin’s Yeshiva, Pe’er HaTorah was learning gezumt un’stark at the Aguadth Israel’s Bais Binyomin Ave. L shul at 9:30AM. The bochurim there are the brighest neshamos in the borough.
I would just like to take this opportunity to thank Misaskim. I am the home that recieved the life saving generator to help me with treating a family member.
It is just a tremendous zchus for K’lal Yisroel that there are people who find ways to help out and do miztvos. There are ways of being mekayeim mitzvos which is “melumadah”, and then there is the way of putting all your thoughts and mindset to doing it lishma, without any reward.
Their timely arrival avoided a trip to the hospital and we were able to provide with Hashem’s help all that he needed. (Oxygen, etc.) Even though we did have reserve oxygen tanks, it would have run out very soon, if not for Misaskim’s help.
May their kochos and yegiah show that K’lal Yisroel is not “mefuzar u’mefurad” but rather “Am Echad”. May all the prosecuting Malachim in shomayim see how K’lal Yisroel acts one to the other and be silenced and speak in our zechusim. Let all our cholim have a refuah shleimah, b’frat those dear Yeshiva bochurim from Mercaz HaRav who are in our minds constantly.
A freilacha Purim to Misaskim and to all K’lal Yisroel. (V’chol Haoskim btzarchei tzibbur bemunah, Hakodosh Boruch Hu yeshaleim lahem secharam v’yosir mehem kal machalah…)