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Update:
Power Outages Reported Along East Coast
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Power outages were reported today throughout the Northeast. Blackouts were reported north to Toronto, south to Maryland and west to Cleveland, Detroit and Toledo.
The cause may have been an overload of a power grid operated by the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation according to radio reports in New York and a radio interview with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
Radio reports said that subways and the commuter railroads were not operating in New York. With lights off and phone service spotty, people are streaming out onto the streets of Manhattan.
Mayor Bloomberg said that Con Edison officials had told him that the New York City power grid was shut down deliberately, as it was built to do, to avoid being damaged by an overload.
“We don’t know when Con Ed will power up again, but we do know it will take some time” he said. In Manhattan, Penn Station and subways are reportedly being evacuated. Radio reports thousands and thousands of people are on the streets wandering around, but no panic or disorder is being reported and traffic is said to be moving through Midtown Manhattan.
“People should go home, or stay with friends if they live far outside the city,” the mayor said. He also said that the city was calm.
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