Blackout New York 1977. New York City’s big blackout of 1977 happened 42 years ago today Curbed NY [3] [4] The only unaffected neighborhoods in the city were in southern Queens (including neighborhoods of the Rockaways), which were part of the Long Island Lighting Company system, as well as the Pratt Institute campus in Brooklyn, and a few other large apartment and. I was a copy person on the night shift at The New York Times in the summer of 1977
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An economic decline, coupled with rising crime rates and. T he blackout that hit New York on this day, July 13, in 1977 was to many a metaphor for the gloom that had already settled on the city
Consolidated Edison (ConEd), the utility New Yorkers love to hate—was singled out by Mayor Abraham Beame as the sole reason for the 1977 blackouts, citing "gross negligence" on its part for the blackout that caused so much looting, arson and violence in the city over the span of 12 sweltering hours in July.Con Ed chairman Charles Luce cited "acts of God" and the unpredictable and. Friday marks the 30th anniversary of the 1977 blackout, a chaotic event that became a symbol of the malaise affecting America's cities The New York City blackout of 1977 was a significant and tumultuous event that began on the evening of July 13, when a massive power failure left the city without electricity for over twenty-five hours
Il blackout di New York del 1977 Il Post. Traffic lights went dark, elevators stalled, subways ground to halt This outage occurred during a period of extreme heat and humidity, exacerbating the situation for residents
. I was a copy person on the night shift at The New York Times in the summer of 1977 The New York City blackout of 1977 was a significant and tumultuous event that began on the evening of July 13, when a massive power failure left the city without electricity for over twenty-five hours