NYC Blackout: Subway Passengers Plunged Into Darkness During Manhattan Power Outage
Passengers were forced to find other ways to get off some of the trains and out of the stations.
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Passengers were forced to find other ways to get off some of the trains and out of the stations.
Impromptu performances popped up throughout the Theater District after Saturday's blackout forced many concerts and Broadway shows to cancel.
CBS2 began to hear reports that that all restaurants had gone dark in Hell's Kitchen around 7 p.m. Saturday evening - 42 years to the day after the famous 1977 blackout in New York City.
Traffic lights were out from the Upper West Side to Midtown Manhattan. Traffic kept flowing because of locals, and tourists.
Thousands were without power, subway service was snarled, traffic lights disabled and Broadway shows were cancelled due to an apparent mechanical error on Manhattan's West Side.
A large power outage struck Midtown, Times Square, Hell’s Kitchen, and other parts of Upper Manhattan.
The lights went out on Broadway Saturday night as a large power outage impacted parts of Manhattan.
A large power outage impacted thousands throughout Midtown, Hell's Kitchen, and Upper Manhattan. Subway service was disrupted and traffic lights were out in parts of the city.
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In one incident, the suspects approached a 42-year-old woman on West 135th Street from behind and striking the victim in the face with a rock.
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It happened around 7 a.m. on Sixth Avenue near 30th Street in Midtown.
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Police said Tuesday that a Harlem man is facing hate crime and arson charges.
The incident happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday in front of the DMV building on Greenwich Street in Manhattan's Financial District.
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Three NYPD officers are being praised for their act of kindness.
Police said one suspect punched the man in the face while the other pulled out a knife and said, "Don't say anything or I'll stick you."
The crash happened around 9 a.m. near 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue.
Police said the suspect grabbed a 20-year-old woman by the neck, causing her to lose consciousness.
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The victims were taken to the hospital, where one was listed in critical condition and the other two in serious.
