Nearly 2,000 people still without power in Brooklyn
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Local officials pushed to bring emergency assistance to the streets of Park Slope on Monday as a dayslong power outage continued.
Frustration is high around Boerum Hill and Park Slope, where hundreds of people have been dealing with power outages for a handful of days, and in some cases, no heat. Con Edison said that as the snow melts,
People in Brooklyn say they’ve been experiencing power outages since Wednesday morning. It says when the roads are salted for snow, it can corrode the wires and cause issues. As of 9 p.m., the Con Edison map showed 270 people in Brooklyn are still without power and that it is expected be restored by 1 a.m. on Thursday.
Brooklyn faces widespread power outages amid freezing temperatures, with efforts to restore electricity ongoing.
Con Ed’s repair times are taking longer because of snow, ice and parked cars preventing access to key infrastructure.
POWER OUTAGES disrupted parts of Boerum Hill and Park Slope through the weekend after road salt damaged underground electrical equipment.