Good Morning, Brooklyn: Monday, August 8, 2022
CON EDISON INITIATES VOLTAGE REDUCTIONS: As New York endures a prolonged heat wave, Consolidated Edison is reducing voltage in parts of Brooklyn, impacting the neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bedford Stuyvesant, Bushwick, Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Flatbush, East Flatbush, Ocean Hill, Brownsville and East New York. The Eagle received word also that all classes at NYC College of Technology in Downtown Brooklyn were canceled after 2 p.m. today due to scheduled Con Ed voltage reductions.
The utility is asking that Brooklynites limit use of appliances, and report outages to www.coned.com/ReportOutage or 800-75-CONED.
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HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY: The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for New York City until Tuesday, August 9 at 8 p.m. High heat and humidity, with heat indices of 100 degrees are expected, causing dangers to people, particularly older adults and those with chronic health conditions such as asthma, and New Yorkers without air conditioning.