Cuomo Demands Investigation After Con Ed Power Failure Causes Outages In Brooklyn, Snags Subways
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for an immediate investigation Sunday, after a Con Edison substation failure in Brooklyn led to outages across the borough and snagged the subway system.
Cuomo directed the New York State Department of Service to probe the substation failure in Downtown Brooklyn. The failure caused outages around Brooklyn – including in the New York City Housing Authority's Red Hook Houses, Cuomo's office said.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority also said service on the A, C, and F lines was suspended in both directions between Manhattan and Brooklyn for over an hour due to the failure that affected the Jay Street-MetroTech station.
"The apparent failure at ConEd substation Sunday afternoon was completely unacceptable, affecting Brooklyn NYCHA residents and passengers on subway trains across the city," Cuomo said in a news release. "ConEd must be held accountable for the multitude of issues with their infrastructure that are too frequently impacting the lives of millions of New Yorkers. I am directing the Department of Public Service to conduct an immediate top to bottom investigation into today's incident - the status quo cannot continue."
One subway rider told 1010 WINS' Glenn Schuck that he thinks Cuomo's outrage is all political.
Con Edison said in a statement that the issue was caused by an "electric transmission disturbance that affects parts of downtown Brooklyn" Sunday afternoon.
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"Crews are reporting damage to electrical equipment in a substation that services the area, and is aware of impacts to subways and other buildings," the statement continued. "The company is working to assess the equipment problems and will provide updates."
The MTA said responders restored service just before 3 p.m., but extensive delays persisted along the A, C, E, F, G, 4, and 5 lines in both directions.
