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Bad Scene in Brooklyn
description In one three-block length of Brooklyn’s Utica Avenue, virtually every store has its windows smashed and its contents looted in the http://archive.wired.com/thisdayintech/2010/07/0713massive-blackout-hits-new-york/ aftermath of the blackout, which followed a fateful lightning strike July 13, 1977. 
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Lights Out
description A view of the New York skyline and Brooklyn Bridge during the blackout that hit July 13, 1977, shows what the city looks like without lights. 
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Dark City
description The New York City skyline is seen after a 1977 power outage that left Manhattan and parts of Queens in the dark. 
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Ablaze in Brooklyn
description This aerial view shows fires started by looters raging in Brooklyn during the electricity failure that blacked out New York City on July 13, 1977. Police arrested an estimated 3,000 looting suspects, and firefighters battled blazes set during the night. Power was restored the following day. 
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Fire in the Bronx
description Firefighters battle flames in a store in the Bronx on July 14, 1977. It is one of many fires that broke out during the massive power failure that crippled New York City for more than 24 hours. 
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Something’s Shining A skyline view of New York City during the 1977 blackout shows a few lights remaining on.
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Ghost City
description Times Square is shown right after the July 1977 power failure that hit New York City during a heat wave. The blackout continued for 25 hours and cost $150 million in damage from looters. Consolidated Edison was found guilty of negligence. 
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In the Hot Seat
description Charles F. Luce, chairman of Consolidated Edison, responds to questions from reporters during a news conference at the utility’s main office in New York City on July 14, 1977. Luce said the blackout that left 10 million people without electricity Wednesday night and Thursday was caused by lightning and Con Ed’s inability to cut off a limited number of customers quickly. 
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Cops and Crowds in Harlem
description Police control a crowd on a street in Harlem on July 14, 1977, in the aftermath of a power failure in New York City. 
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Foot Patrol
description Owners and employees of a sporting goods store stand guard outside with baseball bats after the business, located on New York City’s Upper West Side, was looted during a massive power failure July 14, 1977. Police patrolling the area walk by the store. 
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Boarded Up
description This view of Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue, between Caton and Church streets, shows the aftermath of looting and burning of stores during New York City’s power failure. 
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Showing Off Spoils
description A young looter holds up a pair of pajamas he took from a store in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn after massive power failure in New York.
