Daily News: Leaders want Con Ed answers
From NY Daily News:
Con Edison must step up to the plate following a week of two separate manhole explosions in Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, elected officials said.
New state Sen. Hiram Monserrate, City Councilwoman-elect Julissa Ferreras and District Leader Daniel Dromm on Friday demanded an investigation into the utility giant's infrastructure.
Monserrate accused the company of repeatedly putting residents in harm's way. This year alone, there have been more than 40 reported incidents citywide - 13 of them in Queens, he said. These included power outages, electrical fires and carbon monoxide scares that have forced residents to evacuate their homes in the middle of the night.
Ferreras noted the last manhole explosion happened in the early morning hours of March 5, just steps from Public School 69 in Jackson Heights.
"This could have been a tragedy. A school bus could've been right there," she said.
Recent power outages left (parts of) Jackson Heights without lights and oil burners for more than 12 hours, Dromm said.
"We're demanding that Con Ed give us answers and shed light on their future plans to provide reliable service," he said. "We want them to put some of their billion-dollar profit back into the communities they serve."
Con Edison must step up to the plate following a week of two separate manhole explosions in Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, elected officials said.
New state Sen. Hiram Monserrate, City Councilwoman-elect Julissa Ferreras and District Leader Daniel Dromm on Friday demanded an investigation into the utility giant's infrastructure.
Monserrate accused the company of repeatedly putting residents in harm's way. This year alone, there have been more than 40 reported incidents citywide - 13 of them in Queens, he said. These included power outages, electrical fires and carbon monoxide scares that have forced residents to evacuate their homes in the middle of the night.
Ferreras noted the last manhole explosion happened in the early morning hours of March 5, just steps from Public School 69 in Jackson Heights.
"This could have been a tragedy. A school bus could've been right there," she said.
Recent power outages left (parts of) Jackson Heights without lights and oil burners for more than 12 hours, Dromm said.
"We're demanding that Con Ed give us answers and shed light on their future plans to provide reliable service," he said. "We want them to put some of their billion-dollar profit back into the communities they serve."
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