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The Blackout of 2003

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

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Mass exodus across the Brooklyn Bridge just after 5pm.
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Confusion reigned as to the best way across the bridge: on the pedestrian walkway or the roadway.
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Roadway and walkway were filled.
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As frustration mounted, police struggled to give accurate information.
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A bassist tried to figure a way home.
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When the going gets tough, the tough play backgammon - West Broadway and White Street.
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A long wait for a bus on 6th Avenue.
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Traffic on Centre Street.
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A cab driver stopped for gas just when the power went off.
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A long wait for gas.
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A police officer directs pedestrians and traffic at 14th Street and Sixth Avenue.
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Soft ice cream vendors did a huge business throughout the city.
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Marc Goldhaber volunteered to direct traffic on Sixth Avenue and 28th Street.
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Traffic leading to the Lincoln tunnel at sunset.
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Times Square: dark except for vehicle tail lights
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The night Times Square went dark.
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A car headlight provides light for a sidewalk cafe near Times Square.
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A Times Square souvenir vendor conducts business under the light from a portable generator.
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Riders on a packed #10 bus on Central Park West.
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A "Blackout Party" on a West 88th Street stoop.
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Candles in an Upper West Side browntone.
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A festive mood on Columbus Avenue.
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NYFD provided a hydrant cap so West 87th Street residents could cool off.
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Columbus Avenue silhouette.

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