Update: According to the Con Edison outage map, as of 5:35 p.m., power has been restored to all customers.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — More than 1,400 customers were without power in the Eltingville, New Springville and Greenridge neighborhoods on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Con Edison online outage map.
The incident occurred around 3:50 p.m. as fire personnel responded to a report of a smoking manhole at Richmond Avenue and Arthur Kill Road, according to an FDNY spokesperson.
Con Edison was notified and the FDNY departed the scene around 4:15 p.m., the spokesperson said.
Crews for Con Edison were seen at the intersection investigating the situation that Allan Drury, a spokesman for the utility company, said was likely caused by a failure in the underground power delivery system.
Traffic lights were out at Richmond Avenue and Arthur Kill Road.
As a result, traffic backed up in the area, with some drivers angrily honking their horns.
Numerous businesses were impacted by the outages.
A gas station on Arthur Kill Road in Eltingville had signs on its window reading “no gas” and “sorry no sales because no power.”(Advance/SILive.com | Scott Axelrod)
One gas station on Arthur Kill Road in Eltingville displayed signs on its window that read “no gas” and “sorry no sales because no power.”
The city’s Notify NYC alert system issued a warning about the outage, which was impacting the 10312 and 10314 ZIP codes.
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