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ABC 7 New York on MSN · 1d

MTA investigating after power failure leaves 3,500 subway riders stranded for hours

An investigation is under after thousands of subway riders had to be evacuated from stalled trains after a Con Edison power failure in Downtown Brooklyn on Wednesday during the evening rush hour.The power failure led to some trains being rerouted Thursday morning but everything is now back to normal.

New York Post on MSN · 1d

Rush-hour power outage leaves 3,500 NYC subway riders stranded on trains for hours: ‘Absolutely brutal commute’

The trapped riders were eventually led off the stalled trains by firefighters into dark subway tunnels and up service stairways that led to trapdoors in the middle of Brooklyn sidewalks.

NBC New York on MSN · 5h

Video shows substation blast that knocked out subway power, leaving thousands stuck

Intense new video shows the electrical substation explosion that knocked out subway service for multiple lines in Brooklyn Wednesday night, trapping thousands of riders underground for hours.

Crain's New York19h

Two-hour Brooklyn tunnel ordeal shows limits of aging subway system

Each power failure causes an average of 34 trains to be delayed, more than any other type of disruption, according to the ...

The Brooklyn Paper2d

Stranded for hours: Downtown Brooklyn subway power outage exposes MTA challenges

Some 3,500 subway passengers were safely evacuated from two of the trains within 3 hours of the failure. Many straphangers ...

2don MSN

Over 3K straphangers evacuated after manhole explosion, train delays at Jay St-MetroTech station

More than 3,000 harried straphangers were evacuated Wednesday night after a frightening manhole explosion at a busy Brooklyn ...

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