Brief NYC Power Outage Traps Individuals in Elevators, Disrupts Subway Service

Equipment failure at a Brooklyn substation caused a citywide flicker in lights, leading to elevator shutdowns and subway service disruption.

An equipment failure at the Farragut Substation in Brooklyn caused a brief power outage across all five boroughs of New York City, resulting in a momentary flicker in lights.
The brief lapse in voltage resulted in several elevators across the city shutting down, trapping groups of individuals inside.
Firefighters responded to 137 calls for stuck elevators, most with people inside, between 11 p.m. Thursday and 2 a.m. Friday.
Subway service between Grand Central Terminal and Wall Street was disrupted, and all of Grand Central’s elevators and escalators went out of service.
An investigation into the cause of the electrical failure has been launched and is ongoing.