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CNN Live At Daybreak
Power Blackout Rush Hour
Aired August 18, 2003 - 06:18 ET
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FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: And folks in New York are glad that they can pump a little AC now, too, now that the power outage is -- seems to be behind everyone.
Well let's get an idea of how the rush hour seems to be going in the Big Apple this morning. For that we turn to CNN affiliate New York 1 reporter Bobby Cuza.
Bobby, how is it going?
BOBBY CUZA, NEW YORK 1 CORRESPONDENT: Good morning. Well things are going pretty good, but it's hard to tell because it's still early.
Now today is going to be the first real test for New York City's power grid as everyone gets back to work after what, for a lot of people, was an unexpected three-day weekend. But first those people have got to get to work. And transit officials here offering assurances that that is not going to be a problem is that everything ran pretty smoothly over the weekend. And New York City subways were restored to service about midnight Friday night after being out for about 31 hours and they ran smoothly all through the weekend. Subways and commuter rail lines were running a regular weekend -- a regular weekend schedule throughout the weekend.
But of course today the system is going to have to withstand the rush of millions of commuters pouring into Manhattan on subways, buses and commuter rail lines. About 4.6 million people, to be exact, ride New York City subways on an average weekday. That's about twice the normal load on a weekend. So today is going to be a real test, and we're going to have to see if the nation's largest mass transit system is up for the task.
WHITFIELD: All right. Bobby Cuza of New York 1, thanks very much.
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Aired August 18, 2003 - 06:18 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: And folks in New York are glad that they can pump a little AC now, too, now that the power outage is -- seems to be behind everyone.
Well let's get an idea of how the rush hour seems to be going in the Big Apple this morning. For that we turn to CNN affiliate New York 1 reporter Bobby Cuza.
Bobby, how is it going?
BOBBY CUZA, NEW YORK 1 CORRESPONDENT: Good morning. Well things are going pretty good, but it's hard to tell because it's still early.
Now today is going to be the first real test for New York City's power grid as everyone gets back to work after what, for a lot of people, was an unexpected three-day weekend. But first those people have got to get to work. And transit officials here offering assurances that that is not going to be a problem is that everything ran pretty smoothly over the weekend. And New York City subways were restored to service about midnight Friday night after being out for about 31 hours and they ran smoothly all through the weekend. Subways and commuter rail lines were running a regular weekend -- a regular weekend schedule throughout the weekend.
But of course today the system is going to have to withstand the rush of millions of commuters pouring into Manhattan on subways, buses and commuter rail lines. About 4.6 million people, to be exact, ride New York City subways on an average weekday. That's about twice the normal load on a weekend. So today is going to be a real test, and we're going to have to see if the nation's largest mass transit system is up for the task.
WHITFIELD: All right. Bobby Cuza of New York 1, thanks very much.
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