Con Ed Shuts Down Power In Lower Manhattan, Preemptive Shut Down "Likely" For Brooklyn: Gothamist

Con Ed Shuts Down Power In Lower Manhattan, Preemptive Shut Down "Likely" For Brooklyn: Gothamist

During the Hurricane Sandy/FRANKENSTORM update this evening, Mayor Bloomberg and Con Edison CEO Kevin Burke said that Con Ed are considering preemptively shutting down underground power networks in many parts of Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn tonight. "We're looking at, and I think it's likely that, we'll be preemptively shutting down two underground networks in Manhattan—the Fulton network and the Bowling Green network, which essentially covers the areas between Broadway, the East River and south of the Brooklyn Bridge—and also perhaps Brighton Beach by Coney Island," Burke said. And just now, Con Ed just shut down power to the Bowling Green Electrical Network, apparently Wall Street to the tip and then east of Broadway.