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  1. Key Figures on Superstorm Sandy, 6 Months Later

    Mon, 29 Apr 2013

    000 downed wires and put up 6,700 new utility poles. In New York, Consolidated Edison has strung 60 miles of new electrical cable after the storm and eventually Federal Emergency Management Agency, Jersey Central Power & Light, Con Ed

  2. Key Figures on Superstorm Sandy, 6 Months Later

    Sat, 27 Apr 2013

    000 downed wires and put up 6,700 new utility poles. In New York, Consolidated Edison has strung 60 miles of new electrical cable after the storm and eventually Federal Emergency Management Agency, Jersey Central Power & Light, Con Ed

  3. Displacement Takes Its Toll on Still Homeless New Yorkers

    Thu, 8 Nov 2012

    Her building management said it's a moving target because they are still assessing the damage and coordinating with Con Ed and other utilities. She's been searching for a short-term sublet just in case it's the latter, but they're few

  4. Nor'easter Sets Back Recovery From Superstorm Sandy

    Thu, 8 Nov 2012

    sleet, rain and wind gusts that reached up to 54 mph on Long Island, N.Y., Wednesday afternoon through the evening. Con Ed said the nor'easter had knocked out power to at least 11,000 customers by Wednesday evening, some of whom had just

  5. Harlem Brought Its Soul to Obama Victory Celebration

    Tue, 6 Nov 2012

    percent this month. She worried about the impact on African Americans if Romney were elected. Her friend, 58-year-old ConEd utility worker Marlene Robinson, has been immersed in getting power back to New Yorkers slammed by last week's superstorm

  6. Top Four Tips for Working Productively at Home After Sandy

    Tue, 6 Nov 2012

    While over 1.3 million people are still without power, thousands without a means of transportation or shut-down offices are working from home. Interrupted public transportation, flooded roads and a lack of gas have kept many workers unable to commute to their offices. For those who can conduct

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  1. Banks, Lenders Extend Sandy Assistance to Homeowners

    Mon, 5 Nov 2012

    Banks are offering extended relief to homeowners in areas affected by superstorm Sandy in the form of loan forbearance and fee waivers, making a small dent into the billions of dollars in damages that are expected. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reminded mortgage servicers last week that homeowners in

  2. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Signs Gas Ration Order as East Coast Recovers

    Sat, 3 Nov 2012

    it meant a return to normalcy at last. Lower Manhattan lost power when the Hurricane Sandy surge caused an explosion at the ConEd substation at 14th street and FDR Drive Monday night. When traffic lights began working again Friday, elated screams echoed

  3. Looters Arrested in Post-Superstorm Spree

    Fri, 2 Nov 2012

    pair, according to the NYPD. Some looters even posed as Con Edison workers to get inside homes, the New York Post reported the Post. "Guys were looting, pretending they were Con Ed and holding people up. It was sick." Some people have

  4. Is New York Running Out of Essentials?

    Thu, 1 Nov 2012

    he said. "I think by Monday most of it will have gone away." 2. Food As of 11 a.m. today, an estimated 650,000 Con Edison customers were still without power , with 228,000 of those in Lower Manhattan. Residents in those areas have been relying

  5. 5 Things To Know This Morning

    Thu, 1 Nov 2012

    have been killed after Sandy battered the tri-state area on Monday night. 3. Parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn Get Power Back Con Edison restored power to parts of Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn on Wednesday. More than 5 million people are still without power

  6. Superstorm Sandy: East Coast Residents Head Back to Everyday Life

    Wed, 31 Oct 2012

    of the storm. Broadway will be lit up again for the first time since Saturday night as shows are to resume later tonight. Con Edison tweets this is the largest storm-related outage in their history. Crews are working around the clock to assess damage and

  7. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Worries About More Storms Like Sandy

    Tue, 30 Oct 2012

    come back from Hurricane Sandy . "It was all dark because [ Con Edison ] had turned off the power. And the water. The Hudson River subway tunnels would have to be pumped first because much of Con Edison 's equipment was located there. He estimated that would

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Videos

  1. Hurricane Sandy: Video of Explosion at NYC Con Edison Plant

    Tue, 30 Oct 2012

    Parts of lower Manhattan lose power after explosion at power station.

  2. ConEd Test

    Mon, 26 Jan 2009

    Testing for Con Ed WORD!

  3. Sandy Victims Still in the Dark Over Power

    Mon, 12 Nov 2012

    dark. Much longer the message is to get that actively that I give us Give us a power please. also I had not been returned con Edison instead. They are wrapping up restoration where they can although there are still. Thousands of homes and businesses that

    Con Edison found at 1:50

    power please. -- -- -- also -- I had not been returned con Edison instead. They are wrapping up restoration where they can although there are still. Thousands of homes and businesses that won't get the
  4. Sandy and Politics and the News of the Week

    Fri, 2 Nov 2012

    can hardly act. Higher ground. Business street life. There's no stop lights in fact the only the headlights of the con Ed 's got frantically trying to restore power. We felt that if we had to problem because the water was coming in on the

    Con Ed found at 0:47

    stop lights in fact the only -- -- the headlights of the con Ed's got frantically trying to restore power. We felt that if we had to -- -- problem because the water was coming in
  5. Superstorm Sandy 2012: Strongest Pictures

    Wed, 31 Oct 2012

    point two million people are in the dark right now across 21 states in the eastern seaboard. And the Great Lakes know it con Edison in New York says that the storm was the worst in its history and powers of expected to be back before the weekend. And and

    Con Edison found at 2:01

    states in the eastern seaboard. And the Great Lakes -- know it con Edison in New York says that the storm was the worst in its history and powers of expected to be back before the
  6. Superstorm Sandy Shuts Down NYC

    Tue, 30 Oct 2012

    didn't care. Optional lady Liberty's torch been extinguished as power outages spread across town a small explosion hitting a con Edison plant. There are 375000. People who live in the evacuation zones in low lying areas prone to flooding. Deep in the heart

    Con Edison found at 4:45

    extinguished as power outages spread across town a small explosion hitting a con Edison plant. There are 375000. People who live in the evacuation zones in low lying areas prone to flooding. Deep in the heart
  7. New Storm Hits Chicago

    Sun, 1 Jul 2012

    out of the game with heat exhaustion. New Yorkers to speak to the beach hoping to catch a cool breeze. Back in the city con Edison workers were locked out in the labor dispute utility calling in thousands of managers to help. And across the river in New

    Con Edison found at 1:50

    the beach hoping to catch a cool breeze. Back in the city con Edison workers were locked out in the labor dispute -- utility calling in thousands of managers to help. And across the river in
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  1. PHOTO: Vehicles are submerged on 14th Street near the Consolidated Edison power plant, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York.

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