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Major Power Outages in Brooklyn and Queens
#BrooklynBlackout
#QueensBlackout
#BrooklynOutage
40,000 people without power. Other #NYC residents are being asked to not use major appliances. According to electric utility ConEdison, "Due to heat, about 33,000 customers in Brooklyn have been taken out of service for repairs." Service to those customers is expected to be restored tonight or tomorrow. Power is also out in some parts of Queens. In addition, customers in some neighborhoods in Brooklyn and the Bronx are being asked to not use energy-intensive appliances, including air conditioners, until equipment problems are fixed in these neighborhoods. ConEdison also says