Nearly 50,000 New York City residents lost power on Sunday evening as the third day of an intense heat wave grips the city.
Temperatures soared in New York City over the weekend, approaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of New York City, according to AccuWeather, and were exacerbated by the humidity. According to Con Edison's outage map, over 49,000 people throughout Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, as well as the surrounding area, were still without power as of 10:00 p.m. local time.
Temperatures soared in New York City over the weekend, approaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of New York City, according to AccuWeather, and were exacerbated by the humidity. According to Con Edison's outage map, over 49,000 people throughout Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, as well as the surrounding area, were still without power as of 10:00 p.m. local time.
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