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NEW YORK CITY ARCHIVES

Blackout 1977: Conned Again

“The blackout starkly exposed the apparent nonchalance of Con Ed itself in devising a truly crisis-proof system.”

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(NYT104) NEW YORK -- Dec. 27, 2003 -- YEAR-IN-PICTURES-4 -- During the East Coast blackout on Aug. 14, 2003, the sidewalks of Manhattan became campsites. Some slept, some talked, some danced.

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The Night the Lights Went Out on Broadway

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NEW YORK CITY ARCHIVES

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