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The city’s transportation department and Con Edison have partnered to install electric car charging stations throughout the city. This includes two new stations on Broadway between West 240th and West 242 streets.

Broadway gets electrified with new car chargers

Elon Musk may have never heard of Riverdale, but it’s clear the influence of the electric car pioneer has finally reached this corner of the Bronx. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 6/6/21

Up to 18 inches of snow could fall on New York City over the next 48 hours, spread by wind gusts topping 50 mph.

City braces for heavy nor'easter snow

More than a foot of snow fell on New York City since late Sunday night, shutting down a number of services. But as a new day dawns Tuesday, it seems some normalcy is returning. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 1/31/21

Hurricane Isaias downed hundreds of trees as it swept the northeast Coast, including one near Sedgewick Avenue, which took down power lines and crushed a parked car. More than 20,000 Bronx customers lost power, according to Con Edison, leaving families without lights, air conditioning, or refrigeration for days. Elected officials across the city criticize the company for a lack of preparation before the storm.

ConEd's Isaias response won't win them any awards

It was about mid-day on Aug. 4 when lights started to flicker out across New York City. Tropical Storm Isaias, the ninth named storm of the 2020 hurricane season, flooded streets and sidewalks, and downed trees and power lines with winds upward of 50 mph. more

By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN | 8/30/20

Cuomo takes aim at power utilities

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is not happy with how some of the utility companies like Con Edison performed in response to Tropical Storm Isaias. So he’s proposing new legislation he says will hurt utilities where it counts if they don’t perform as expected. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 8/29/20

Turning lemons into lemonade

It was a bug that no one could see, unless you were looking for it. And even then, the only place you would find it was in computer software. more

8/15/20

When it comes to utilities in the Bronx, Con Edison is the only player in town, and its rate hikes consistently earn the ire of residents and local elected officials alike. That includes Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, who could only watch as Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed his bill designed to create a utility consumer advocate to help counter such hikes.

Dinowitz will try, try again for a consumer advocate

Costs of living in New York City are high, and that’s no secret. Rent is expensive. Groceries are expensive. Taxes are expensive. more

By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN | 2/2/20

Loeser’s Kosher Deli faces an uncertain future after it was closed down by the city’s buildings department over an old gas line installation. Repairs could cost upward of $100,000, and close the store for months. And Loeser’s is closed now for consecutive days for the first time in its 60 years.

City shuts down Loeser’s Deli over gas line issues, and it may never reopen

When Loeser’s Kosher Deli opened in 1960, John F. Kennedy was on the verge of being elected the 35th President of the United States. “The Flintstones” premiered on television, and the first troops were sent to Vietnam. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 11/26/19

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