A number of Saturday night shows were cancelled, with theatregoers left waiting in the streets outside venues. The cast of the musical Hadestown entertained people waiting outside the Walter Kerr Theatre.#manhattan looking like the I am Legend virus just hit. #blackout #manhattanblackout pic.twitter.com/KXWsJO6BUf
— Alex (@Brazil201) July 14, 2019
Singer Jennifer Lopez said she was "devastated and heartbroken" that the blackout forced her to call off a performance at Madison Square Garden. Thousands of fans had to be evacuated from the venue after the power went out.Very nice. Cast of @hadestown singing to the disappointed audience about the #blackout. pic.twitter.com/zIHuozHIGu
— angela pinsky (@AngelaPinsky) July 13, 2019
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) advised travellers to avoid sub-surface trains, after some passengers were stranded below ground for over an hour. "We were stuck for about 75 minutes," Jeff O'Malley, 57, told Reuters news agency. "It's completely dark, people were coming up using their flashlights on their phones." Video footage was shared on Twitter of the power being restored in some of the affected areas.Devastated and heartbroken that I can”™t perform for all of you tonight. We will make this up to you, I promise! I love you!! â¤ï¸â¤ï¸ #ItsMyPartyTour pic.twitter.com/PZhFoPkeeM
— Jennifer Lopez (@JLo) July 14, 2019
The moment power was restored in Manhattan. #NYCblackout #blackoutnyc #Blackout pic.twitter.com/0T3b3VkMHY
— Quentin Alexandre (@qa_alexandre) July 14, 2019
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
Latest Stories
-
Police arrest driver alleged to have caused train crash
2 mins -
CAF Confederation Cup: Dreams FC depart to Cairo ahead of semis first leg against Zamalek
5 mins -
Liverpool exit Europa League despite 1-0 win over Atalanta
11 mins -
Roma beat Milan to set up Bayer Leverkusen clash in Europa League semis
15 mins -
Mohammed Kudus’ West Ham suffer Europa League elimination
20 mins -
Madam Joyce Oparebea Mintah Addae
34 mins -
Fiscal deficits and debts to remain high over medium term – IMF
44 mins -
Kenyan military chief among 10 people killed in helicopter crash
1 hour -
Insinuating Bagbin is not heeding calls for recall because he is NDC unfounded and unfortunate – Parliament
3 hours -
Ashanti, Nelly are engaged and expecting a baby
4 hours -
New Ghana train on test run involved in accident
4 hours -
World Bank, AfDB partner to provide 300m African’s with electricity access
4 hours -
Ghana wins preliminary ruling in Cassius Mining’s $300m international arbitration
4 hours -
Ghana’s revenue-to-GDP ratio to exceed 17% within next six years, but expenditure to remain flat – IMF
4 hours -
Gborbu Wulomo didn’t marry Naa Okromo – Chieftaincy Minister
4 hours