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Con Edison officials said that power has been restored to residents at Parkside Place and East 207th Street in Norwood after a reported outage on Thursday morning, Feb. 13.
According to a post on the Citizens’ App at around 7.50 a.m. on Thursday morning, 115 customers were without power in the area and Con Edison crews were reportedly dispatched for repairs.
Norwood News followed up with Con Edison on Thursday to inquire about the status of the outage and a spokesperson confrmed that power had been restored on Thursday morning to the affected residents at 10.19 a.m.
Photo courtesy of Susan Watts/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
We’ve asked if the reason for the outage is known and will share any updates we receive.
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced new steps to protect consumers from what she described as “sky-high utility costs,” which are making New York less affordable. In a letter, a copy of which is attached, to Public Service Commission Chair and Department of Public Service CEO Rory Christian, Hochul called for the rejection of Con Edison’s proposed rate hike.
“I am writing to express my objection with Con Edison’s recent request to raise electric rates by 11.4% and natural gas rates by 13.3%,” the governor wrote in part. “I am requesting that this proposal be rejected as it would burden New Yorkers who are already struggling to make ends meet after several years of inflationary pressures in the marketplace. The message to Con Edison should be straightforward: go back to the drawing board and find a better way.”
The governor also directed the Department of Public Service to conduct a statewide audit of utility company salaries and compensation, “to ensure New York ratepayers are getting a fair deal.”
“The cost of living is too damn high and New Yorkers need more money in their pockets,” Hochul said. “Of course we need safe, reliable energy sources to power our homes and businesses. But utility companies shouldn’t be jacking up costs unnecessarily – especially if they’re paying their own staff too much.”
Source: Gov. Kathy Hochul
On the same day, as reported, the governor was questioned by Pix11 News for her take on the announcement of the dropping of federal bribery and corruption charges by the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, following an investigation in 2023 into campaign financing for his 2021 mayoral campaign.
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Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to [email protected] or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.