Blackout New york Times Shot 1. A huge power failure swept through parts of the Northeast, Midwest and Canada today, shutting down trains, subways and airports from New York City to Detroit, forcing people into the streets.
Blackout New york Times Shot 2. Passengers on the downtown A train were stuck underground for two hours before being led out by MTA employees.
Blackout New york Times Shot 3. Transit workers escorted riders off a subway car on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Blackout New york Times Shot 4. Pedestrians clogged the Brooklyn Bridge as the power outage brought life to a standstill.
Blackout New york Times Shot 5. The hallways of Saint Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan were dark after the blackout. Power generators lit emergency and patient care areas.
Blackout New york Times Shot 6. The whole of the city was dark and the setting sun painted one building.
People poured onto 8th Avenue, outside the Port Authority, unable to leave the city.