#NYCBlackout: People Take to Twitter During Manhattan Power Outage
From subway passengers stuck on trains to a lightless Radio City, people used the hashtag #nycblackout to share information and images
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A massive power outage across midtown Manhattan and parts of the Upper West Side of New York City knocked out street lights, power to Times Square and stopped the subway.
Social media users in New York City took to Twitter Saturday evening amid a power outage that left much of midtown Manhattan in the dark.
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People walk past Radio City Music Hall in the dark during a major power outage affecting parts of New York City on July 13, 2019.
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Seen from the air, a large section of Manhattan's Upper West Side and Midtown neighborhoods sit coated in darkness during a partial blackout, July 13, 2019 in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
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The M57 crosstown bus pick up passengers during a major power outage on July 13, 2019 in New York City.
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People are seen on the streets in Times Square in the dark during a major power outage affecting parts of New York City on July 13, 2019.
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People walk down a street of Manhattan after a power outage hit the borough in New York City on July 13, 2019.
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Times Square's billboards are seen black after a power outage hit Manhattan in New York City on July 13, 2019.
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A police officer directs transit with Times Square's billboards in the background after a power outage hit Manhattan in New York City on July 13, 2019.
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An entrance to the C and E trains at the 50th Street Subway Station is dimly lit during a power outage, Saturday, July 13, 2019, in New York.
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Times Square's billboards are seen black after a power outage hit Manhattan in New York City on July 13, 2019.
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Times Square's billboards are seen black after a power outage hit Manhattan in New York City on July 13, 2019.
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Traffic lights out of service as a massive power failure hit parts of Manhattan in New York, United States on July 13, 2019.
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Passengers wait at a metro station as a massive power failure disrupting subway hit parts of Manhattan in New York, United States on July 13, 2019.
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Broadway street is seen with no power after a power outage hit Manhattan in New York City on July 13, 2019.
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Kerri Zynen shared this photo showing what Radio City Music Hall's sign looks like without power.
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CNBC breaking news producer Robert Hum said power on in some sections of Times Square and off in others was "a bit surreal."
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The AMC theater at Lincoln Square had moviegoers evacuate the building over the blackout.
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This shows what it was like inside the AMC theater at Lincoln Square.
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Another view from inside 57th Street Station.
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This photo shows traffic lights out at W. 56th Street and Seventh Avenue.
From subway passengers stuck on trains to a lightless Radio City, people used the hashtag #nycblackout to share information and images.
But as crowds in Times Square were turned away from Broadway theaters because of the blackout, some cast members didn't let tech problems ruin their performance. Actors from acclaimed musicals "Come From Away," "Waitress" and "Hadestown" joined swaths of people on the street for an impromptu set.
