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From Brownout to Blackout

Our power problems in Brooklyn culminated Friday afternoon and evening with five separate transformer explosions and fires along Vanderbilt Avenue, the first around 4.30 in the afternoon and the last about 11.30 at night. Voltage went from just under 100 … Continue reading

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Brooklyn Brownouts

The low-voltage problem continues in most of western Prospect Heights. Street lights are dim, grocery store freezers are way too warm (soupy ice cream, just the right thing for a hot and muggy night) and the elevators in most of … Continue reading

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Power Problems in Brooklyn

For the second time in a week, we’ve had much lower than normal voltage in my building. Con Ed denies anything is wrong, but they said the same thing last Wednesday, and the whole neighborhood had problems and there were … Continue reading

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More Adventures With Con Ed

Sunday morning, about 2am, in a friend’s car coming home from a jam. We’re waiting at a red light on Broadway and Grand, and we start hearing what sounded like fireworks, only not quite. It didn’t sound loud enough or … Continue reading

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