A power failure struck the West Side of Manhattan on Saturday evening, plunging subway stations into darkness, stalling trains, stranding people in elevators and for a time leaving parts of Times Square without its customary bright lights. Con Edison said that about 42,000 customers ... The New York City Council speaker, Corey Johnson, said on Twitter that there had been a “major disturbance” at Con Edison's 49th Street substation, and that the utility was working to fix it. He said the A, C, F, D and M subway lines ...

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