The power failure occurred just before 5:30 PM, affecting key subway routes. With the loss of power, passengers found themselves stranded, waiting for updates on their delayed journeys. Video footage showed smoke at the Smith Street Station, raising safety concerns among those involved.
The incident left approximately 3,500 riders affected on two F trains. Many commuters reported feeling frustrated about the situation, questioning the reliability of the subway system given the consistent fare increases. Some had to seek alternative transportation, creating further chaos in their evening commutes.
Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the outage. The MTA and Con Edison are at odds over the efficiency of the power supply system. As New York City Transit aims to improve service reliability, this incident adds urgency to ongoing discussions about infrastructural improvements.
Brooklyn experienced a substantial power outage that left thousands of subway riders stranded on Thursday evening. According to reports, the incident began just before 5:30 PM when power was cut between the Jay Street-MetroTech and Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway stations. This disruption affected several major subway lines, including the A, C, F, and G lines, and left approximately 3,500 riders on two trains temporarily without power. Passengers expressed their frustration, highlighting concerns over safety and reliability amidst increasing fares. First responders were dispatched to the scene to assist in the evacuation of stranded riders. Reports indicate that all passengers were safely removed from the trains by 8:30 PM. However, many riders experienced significant delays and missed their connections as the C line was completely suspended, with other lines facing rerouting issues. The situation is expected to cause a ripple effect of delays through the night, with commuters bracing for further disruptions during the morning rush hour. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries reported, aside from one person taken to the hospital. The cause of the outage remains under investigation as both Con Edison and the MTA weigh in on the incident. Preliminary reports suggest that the feeder cable servicing the subway lines experienced an outage, but Con Edison claims that there should have been enough power available due to a redundant system in place. The New York City Transit President has promised to collaborate with Con Edison to determine how such a limited outage could cause extensive service disruptions. This incident has reignited discussions on subway reliability and the ongoing challenges facing New York's public transportation systems.Sections of the Electric Grid in NYC are over 100 years old, a major problem of attemting to do repairs and upgrades is that there are no records of where things like the Electric, Gas, Water and sewer lines are. Its the 21st century, they use metal detectors to ID where Gas Lines are under the streets, and mark them with paint before they start working on them.
Oh, come on New York City really at this time, you have to have a power outage in the subway system
The MTA have too many lazy overpaid employees where one person work while ten others stand around doing nothing.
This is why we need Congestion Pricing as soon as possible to make much-needed improvements to the (A) & (C) (F) & (G) Trains so we dont have to deal with any Power failure issues with Con Edison equipment
As a 33 year retired MTA motorman, I find it negligent and insulting no crew or other NYCT employee was shown or acknowledged in this evacuation. We are trained in these evacuations along with the conductors, token clerks, cleaners, Train Service Supervisors, and many more employees… Firemen and Police come to OUR SCHOOL to learn about our subway system evacuations…. Politicians and MTA management are REMOVING all these jobs and this is the result! Let them keep automating the system and this will get EXPONENTIALLY WORSE!!!!
I was one of those people stuck on the train. It wasn’t as bad for me, I was stuck for about an hour in the middle of the tunnel and luckily the train moved to the next station I had to walk back home
RIGHT HERE THEY NEED TO PUT N.Y.P.D. POLICE TRANSIT 🚇🚇 DISTRICT COPS 👮♀️ 👮♂️ 🚔 INSIDE THE SUBWAY TRAIN 🚇🚇 STATION CAB 🚇 CARS NOT AT THE TURNSTYLES WHERE YOU SCAN & $$$ PAY 2.90 CENTS WITH YOUR OMNY SCANNER CARD PASS.
