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Bklink: Power Outage

June 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

link-asterisk.jpgManhole fires in Brooklyn yesterday caused disruptions on five subway lines Sunday evening and cut power to up to 1,500 residents in Boerum Hill. “Around 5:45 p.m., a manhole fire at Dean and Smith streets disabled power to signals on F and G lines, while nearby, at Bergen Street and Fourth Avenue, problems on the power lines cut electricity to signals on the Nos. 2, 3, and 4 lines. Subway service was shut down along section of the lines, mostly between Brooklyn and Manhattan, for more than an hour.” No word on whether all power has been restored.–amNY

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  • 1 bigmissfrenchie // Jun 9, 2008 at 1:40 pm

    Well, the F train was not running well this morning, in fact, I waited 35 for a train that never came. Thanks for the announcements MTA -NOT! Also, thanks for telling every TV station that service had been restored when it obviously had not.

  • 2 CJ // Jun 9, 2008 at 5:06 pm

    Still no power. I live in a sweat box!