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UWUA Local 1-2 spokesman John Melia told Reuters, "Nothing has changed. Things are still grim."

Con Ed announced it had reduced the power voltage around most of Brooklyn—"This is what we have been saying all along, that the company would run into these problems when the weather heats up."

And it is official. With temperatures hitting 103 degrees in Central Park today is officially the hottest day of the year. And those power outages that Con Ed warned us about? They're heeeeerrrreee.

Because of problems on electrical cables supplying power to a number

While this week's dag nasty heat wave forced many New Yorkers to

In this photo from last August, a Harlem resident helps the

Starting last night, power went out in parts of Brooklyn, Queens

It's not just Brooklyn that's being urged to shut off all

Courtesy Patrick Germain [UPDATE BELOW] Around 4:30 we received a prerecorded