Power Outage New York City 1977

Manhattans power outage came on the 42nd anniversary of the new york city blackout in 1977. Channel 7 is celebrating 50 years eyewitness news this month. The only neighborhoods in the city that were not affected 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 as well as some other large apartment and commercial complexes that operated their own historic power generators.
power outage new york city 1977

New york city endures a 25 hour blackout after lightning strikes power lines prompting widespread arson looting and riots.

Power outage new york city 1977. Heres a look back at how eyewitness news covered the new york city blackout on jul 13 14 1977. The new york city blackout of 1977 was an electricity blackout that affected most of new york city on july 1314 1977. Saturday is the 42nd anniversary of the july 13 14 1977 new york city blackout which took out power to most of the city resulted in widespread civil disturbances and looting and helped usher in. In one of those bizarre coincidences thats almost too strange to be true the blackout that affected a large swath of midtown manhattan on saturday happened on the 42nd anniversary of the massive.