Blackout in New York: 42,000 unlit users in Manhattan

Near 42,000 users They ran out of electricity in the afternoon, according to Con Edison Corporation. The company did not disclose the causes of the damage.

The New York Transportation Authority, the MTA, asked "avoid subway stations" in Manhattan, that is, almost the entire network of meters.

Firefighters indicated that they were answering many calls, especially from people stranded in elevators.

The cut was total in an area that includes Broadway theaters and Hell's Kitchen.