ConEd's statement: NEW YORK - Con Edison wants its customers in Northwest Queens to know that our crews are doing everything possible to restore power to its customers affected by the recent heat wave. The damage to our equipment was significant and extensive. We worked very closely with
No power until next week? So says Gothamist. Jesus!
When you call ConEd today, they'll report an 8% voltage reduction in northwestern Queens. In our bit of Astoria, though, it's more like 8% voltage period. For a couple of days now, throughout the heat wave, our power has flickered from time to time. We had
I forgot to report my Friday subway adventure! Friday afternoon I left the office at 4:45, but I didn't make it home until nearly 7:00 pm. Seems most all of the underground subway lines leading into Queens were flooded in the thunderstorms. My usual 6 station
The Google logo today for Joan Miró is quite lovely. The more I read about the rescue operation for the passengers stranded on the Roosevelt Island tram a couple of days ago, the happier I am that I never did get around to riding it. █████ and I always talked about
A man walking down Broadway in Astoria twirling his bamboo cane like a drum major with a baton.
Medical emergency on the downtown 6 uptown this morning, messing up subway service roundly. I keep forgetting why I hate coming to work during rush hour. Anyway, I had another lovely U.N. night last night in Astoria. Actually it started right after work in Murray Hill, where I went
...include: * 20% of the stuff takes 80% of the time to pack. (Corollary: 20% of the stuff takes 80% of the time to unpack.) * If it's valuable and you don't pack it yourself, it may not turn up at the other end. * It's never
At 10:15 pm tonight, over the protestations of my dog, I left the apartment and took a twenty-minute walk over to the Arabic stretch of Steinway Street where, thanks to Bloomberg's smoking ban, the men congregate with their hookahs on the sidewalk before the storefronts. I joined
It's eighteen days since the burglary, and I've only just now finished writing out my account of the event for our insurance claim. Boy, does my hand hurt. They wanted detail. I gave them detail. I'll try to hit the highlights, because I feel
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