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#5 Blackout

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

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In 915, Con Ed was trying to reduce its power load. In 919, there was a thermal overload on a connection from upstate New Jersey's connection. By 936, all of Con Ed in this whole area was down and the city was black. At 1036, about an hour later, they were starting to restore some of the power. The power would not really be restored until late the next day.

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