1977 BLACKOUT ANNIVERSARY: The 1977 NYC blackout began 38 years ago tonight. Below is the Action News open from our special "City of Darkness," that looked back on the crisis. At the link is original coverage of the blackout, along with an essay by Marvin Scott. CLICK FOR FULL ORIGINAL COVERAGE.------> http://go.pix11.com/1guIP4P | WPIX Archives
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40 years ago tonight, just about right now, it happened. The lights went out across New York. The terrifying 1977 blackout was underway. Do you remember that blackout? | WPIX Archives
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This heat wave’s got us flashing back to the 1977 New York City blackout—and not in a nostalgic way. 🥵 For all our Gen Z and millennial friends: the power grid couldn’t handle the pressure back then, and the whole city went dark. We mean pitch black. No AC, no streetlights, no subways—just sweat, sirens, and a whole lotta chaos. We were just girls, fanning ourselves on the stoop and listening to updates on tiny radios while the world melted around us. That skyline shot we used in the video? Tha
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🚨On July 13, 1977, a massive power failure plunged New York City into 25 hours of darkness, sparking widespread looting, arson, and over 1,000 arrests in one of the most chaotic nights in the city’s history. 🔦 The 1977 blackout remains one of the most infamous, though NYC has faced others in more recent decades — including the 2003 Northeast blackout, the 2012 outage caused by Hurricane Sandy, and a midtown power failure in 2019. ✨ From Grand Central to hidden alleyways, explore the city’s pas
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