Pols, transit advocates demand answers after recent subway nightmare
In the wake of a massive electrical power outage at DeKalb Avenue that snarled several subway lines and stalled tens of thousands of riders from getting to work on time, elected officials and transit advocates are demanding action from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
On May 9, a Con Edison power outage that took place at around 9 a.m. caused signal disruptions on the B, D, N, Q, and R lines, leaving tens of thousands of passengers who rely on those trains stranded.
Hundreds of passengers could be seen milling around both inside and outside the subway stations with no way to get where they were going.