General panic in Manhattan. A giant blackout on Saturday, July 13 left part of western Manhattan, plunging subway stations into darkness and turning off neon signs in the Times district.
Square. About 42,000 users were deprived of electricity in the early evening, according to the company Con Edison, which did not communicate on the causes of the blackout. A surreal scene for locals and tourists who shared the event on social media.
With the shutdown being complete in an area that included Broadway Theaters and Hell’s Kitchen further west, the traffic lights ceased to function and the giant Times Square billboards went out. Subway lines were closed while Jennifer Lopez’s concert, scheduled to take place at Madison Square Garden, had to be canceled for lack of power.
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New York has plenty of ideas and a few minutes after the start of the cut, several improvised scenes took place in the streets. Passers-by sought to keep traffic, as the “Hadestown” musical troupe and a choir performing at the prestigious Carnegie Hall continued their show on the sidewalk.
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Ironically, the blackout occurred on the anniversary of the Black out, a gigantic and unforgettable power cut that affected almost the entire city in 1977. In the midst of the economic crisis, New York had been the scene of looting and vandalism, with more than a thousand businesses affected. Power was only restored after 25 hours and after several hundred arrests. The blackout lasted only three hours this time, which didn’t stop the Americans from squealing with joy when the power was restored.
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