"Con Edison recognizes how difficult it was to be without power during the extreme cold. Our crews worked around the clock in challenging conditions to clear snow, repair damage and safely restore service. We are paying validated claims for residential customers in Brooklyn who were without power for more than 48 hours and had food or medicine spoil."
"February's outage in Brooklyn started in the aftermath of a snowstorm. The utility blamed melting snow combined with road salt for triggering manhole fires that knocked out power to portions of Bushwick, Flatbush, Williamsburg and Park Slope. About 100 residents along Fourth Avenue near Bergen Street were without power for four days."
Con Edison is providing reimbursement to Brooklyn residents who experienced power outages lasting more than 48 hours during February's winter storm and extreme cold. The utility acknowledges the hardship caused by the extended outage and credits its crews for working continuously in difficult conditions to restore service. Eligible residential customers can submit validated claims for spoiled food and medicine through coned.com within 30 days of the outage. The February outage resulted from manhole fires triggered by melting snow and road salt, affecting neighborhoods including Bushwick, Flatbush, Williamsburg, and Park Slope. Some residents along Fourth Avenue experienced four days without power.
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