No Power? No Gas? City Requiring Inspections Before Services Resume
It’s clear to anyone who has been paying attention that power restoration has drastically slowed down since the first few days following Hurricane Sandy. Part of that is because, as Con Edison turned...
View ArticleCon Ed Releases Guide To “Simplified Certification Process” To Speed Up...
Following our post earlier today about the need to have a licensed electrician or plumber certify to the city that your private property could safely handle a restoration of service, we heard a lot of...
View ArticleGolden Seeking Electricians, Plumbers To Volunteer In Gerritsen Beach
The following is a press release from the offices of State Senator Marty Golden. We have asked that, if he gets a strong response, he also deploy these volunteers to the bungalows and coops around...
View ArticleCon Edison May Compensate For Spoiled Food Due To Power Outages
Super reader Ilan. P just informed us of a little-known claim form on Con Edison’s website, allowing residents to be reimbursed up to $450 for actual losses of food spoiled due to lack of refrigeration...
View ArticleNeed Help With Power? Con Ed Customer Assistance Trailer Parked At Ocean And...
We know we’ve got a lot of angry readers, upset about their lack of power and Con Edison’s sluggish recovery efforts. Part of that is because of fire safety – following Sandy, Con Edison’s rush to...
View ArticleCongress To Vote On Jamaica Bay Pipeline Today, Perhaps For The Last Time
According to the legislative calendar for the House of Representatives, H.R. 2606, better known as the New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act or the Jamaica Bay pipeline, is set to be voted...
View ArticleBREAKING: Partial Evacuation At Kingsborough Due To Power Outage
[UDPATE [12:25 p.m.): Ryles has notified Sheepshead Bites that power has been restored.] A swath of Kingsborough Community College’s (2001 Oriental Boulevard) campus went dark this morning, forcing a...
View ArticlePresident Obama Approves Rockaways Pipeline Project
Issuing what appears to be the final nail in the coffin for opponents of the proposed natural gas Rockaway Pipeline Project, President Obama signed the New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act...
View ArticleBREAKING: Major Power Outage In Marine Park, Mill Basin – 1,230+ In The Dark
More than 1,230 households are without power in Marine Park, Mill Basin and other areas, after a transformer exploded on Avenue T and Hendrickson Street. The explosion occurred at approximately 6:40...
View ArticlePower Lines Spark Fire Near Roll-N-Roaster, Dozens Left Without Power
Several sections of power lines exploded on East 29th Street and Emmons Avenue this morning, sparking a small garbage fire near Roll-N-Roaster restaurant, and leaving as many as 100 Con Edison...
View ArticleFriday Night Fire Lights Up Sky Over Manhattan Beach (Photos + Video)
Power lines exploded in Manhattan Beach Friday night, drawing a battalion of first responders to the scene, leaving dozens without power, and providing a light show for those dining on the waterfront....
View ArticlePipeline Company Issues Detailed Study Of Flooding Risk To Jamaica Bay...
The company seeking to run a gas pipeline under Floyd Bennett Field and build a meter and regulating station in a historic airplane hangar there commissioned a report that found a .2 percent chance the...
View ArticleBREAKING: Car Accident KOs Utility Pole, Leading To Closure Of Coney Island Ave
A white SUV barreled over the sidewalk and through – literally, through – a utility pole, knocking out approximately 10 feet from the bottom of the pole. The remainder of the pole is currently...
View ArticleA Note From Con Edison’s Small Business Team About How Local Biz Owners Can...
We received this from Micah Rome, an energy efficiency consultant with Con Edison’s Small Business Team, who has been doing outreach in Sheepshead Bay to save our business owners some cash. Here’s what...
View ArticleCity Mulling Yet Another Water Rate Hike
New York City officials are claiming they need additional revenue to upgrade water and sewer infrastructure, and they’re looking to collect on yet another water rate hike. That’s on top of a 5.6...
View ArticleLinkwrap: Sandy Anniversary Coverage From Around The City
It’s hard for us to step away and do our own one-year retrospective on Superstorm Sandy and the recovery. We’ve been writing about it – dealing with it – every day. For us, October 29, 2013, the...
View ArticleLinkwrap: Sandy Anniversary Coverage From Around The City, Part Two
Yesterday we posted part one of a list of notable coverage of the first anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Most were published over the weekend or last week. Here’s part two, with the latest...
View ArticleCon Ed Billing Issues Cause Concern In Brighton Beach
by Jennifer Szulman It has been more than a year since Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the East Coast, yet Brighton Beach leaders say Con Edison and local landlords have not yet fully recovered –...
View ArticleDowned Electrical Line Causes Early Morning Power Outage For 7,700+ Con Ed...
As many as 7,724 Con Edison customers along a broad swath of Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend and Manhattan Beach were left without power this morning after an electrical line snapped. The first reports of...
View ArticleContractors Finally Fixing Sidewalk Obstacle On Ocean Avenue
A long-standing sidewalk obstacle in front of the derelict Maimonides clinic at 3121 Ocean Avenue is finally being fixed, with contractors on the scene yesterday. The site was previously a pit covered...
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