The subways and the city’s electricity infrastructure actually have much in common. Even if Wednesday’s blackout was just a lightning-strike fluke, it’s a reminder that New York’s physical ...

The last major blackout in the city happened almost 20 years ago. But these days, as global warming means hotter temperatures, the city’s power grid will be put to the test more and more.

New York’s electric grid is facing a growing reliability crisis as demand for power surges while fossil fuel plants are ...

His now-iconic “I ️ NY” logo became a rallying cry ... New York ‘the new Rome in decline.’ The blackout forced a reckoning: the city didn’t just need more police or cleaner streets ...

New York City suffered blackouts in 1977 and 2003 ... A short number of days with temperatures above 100 degrees F could cause another blackout. This might be forced by overuse, or the system ...

A boat fire near Hart Island forced nearly two dozen people into the water Saturday night. One person was in critical ...

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, warns that New York City could face another massive blackout this summer due to an aging power grid, surging electricity demand from air ...

The day-long blackout in Spain and Portugal last week raised urgent questions for New York’s power grid: How vulnerable is the city’s energy infrastructure to a widespread meltdown?