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Lower Manhattan without power (Jen Fowler/Facebook)

Con Ed Urges Lower Manhattan Customers To Conserve Power

Con Edison has urged customers who recently got their power back in Lower Manhattan to conserve energy while crews work to reinforce underground systems.

2012/11/04

Where To Get Ice In Aftermath Of Sandy

Con Edison and Orange & Rockland Utilities said they will distribute both dry and wet ice at various locations to customers without power due to superstorm Sandy.

2012/11/02

Con Ed Says ‘Vast Majority’ Will Have Power Restored By Next Weekend, Nov. 10-11

The effort to restore power to those impacted by megastorm Sandy will apparently take longer than initially hoped.

2012/11/01

Negotiations Between Con Ed, Union Enter Third Week

Talks between Consolidated Edison and its largest union ended Monday night with no agreement three weeks after negotiations began.

2012/07/16

Con Edison worker in Borough Park (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Unionized Workers With Con Ed Being Locked Out After Contract Negotiations Fail

Union spokesman John Melia said that negotiations between the power company and Local 1-2 of the Utility Workers of America lasted just over 10 days. The contract expired at midnight on Saturday.

2012/07/01

A rendering of the Park 51 Islamic cultural center - Credit: SOMA Architects

Con Ed Wants $1.7M From Park 51 Developer After New Appraisal

Con Edison, which has been leasing the western half of the 51 Park Place building to the developer, is demanding $1.7 million from the developer after a new appraisal boosted rent to $47,000 a month from $2,700.

2011/10/16

Cars underwater at Barclay St and West St - New York, NY - Aug 28, 2011 (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

NYC Begins Clean-Up Of ‘Not Enormous’ Damage From Tropical Storm Irene

“We are seeing some very serious consequences of the storm, including flooding and downed trees and power outages,” Bloomberg said Sunday.

2011/08/28

Con Edison workers - File. (credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Con Ed Brings Crews From Across Nation To Repair Damage In NYC

Con Edison says they don’t expect to cut power before the storm hits, but flooding could bring a shutdown to areas including the southern tip of Manhattan and parts of the West Village.

2011/08/27

Energy Surcharge Rips Off New Yorkers, Stringer Says

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said that a “little-known surcharge” has taken $342 million from the city via Con Ed bills for renewable energy projects, but less than $8 million in jobs has been returned to the city.

2011/04/17

Exclusive: Welcome To ‘No Park Slope,’ Brooklyn

Finding a parking spot in New York City is as good as gold, especially in a Brooklyn neighborhood where the situation is already bad — and could get even worse.

2011/03/28

‘Con Ed’ Bandits Targeting Elderly In The Bronx

They put the “con” in Con Ed. Police in the Bronx were searching Monday for a pair of imposters targeting some of the borough’s most vulnerable citizens.

2011/02/14