News coverage of 2003 blackout in New York City: ABC7

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New Yorkers endured about 30 hours without power when the United States experienced its worst blackout ever August 14, 2003. About 50 million people lost power on August 14, 2003, when a tree branch touching high-power transmission lines in Ohio started an outage that cascaded across a broad swath from Michigan to New England and Quebec. Here's how Eyewitness News covered those 30 hours in New York City. More: https://7ny.tv/2MjiZXz New Yorkers endured about 30 hours without power when the United States experienced its worst blackout ever August 14, 2003. Check out more Eyewitness News - http://7ny.tv/2suJHTd OUR SOCIAL MEDIA – FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ABC7NY/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc7ny INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/abc7ny/ SNAP: abc7ny PODCASTS: http://abc7ny.com/podcasts/ NEW HERE? – Hi! We’re abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New York’s Number 1 news. We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television! NEW TIPS: Online: http://abc7ny.com/submit-a-news-tip/2599968/ Phone: 917-260-7700 Email: [email protected]