NYC power outage leaves parts of the Upper West Side, Upper East Side and Harlem in the dark – WABC-TV

MANHATTAN (WABC) — A brief power outage had a big impact on Upper Manhattan in
New York City early Friday affecting the Upper West Side, Upper East Side, and Harlem.

In all, 187,068 customers were impacted: 80,170 in Harlem, 62,745 on the Upper West Side and 44,153 on the Upper East Side.

BREAKING: Con Edison reports new power outages in Queens, impacting approximately 7,000 customers in Middle Village and Woodside.

The Manhattan outage happened just after 5:15 a.m.

Footage captured by an Eyewitness News camera showed no power on the Upper West Side north of West 72nd Street.

Con Edison said they are investigating a problem on a transmission system that caused three networks in Manhattan to lose their electric supply.

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The power started to come back on shortly before 6:00 a.m.

Power came back up for most of the area after 30 minutes. There will be pockets that a little more time to restore, a spokesperson said.

Con Edison web site showed 69,973 customers out with restoration expected by 8 a.m.

Due to the power outage, expect mass transit disruptions on A, B, C, D, 1, 2 & 3 train service in Manhattan. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

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