We now know the cause of New York's massive blackout
![](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190713231102-42b-nyc-power-outage-0713.jpg?q=w_3000,h_1687,x_0,y_0,c_fill)
![](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/6TR5YXGZEZCJRMRDGYIFF23N3U.jpg)
20 years ago: Massive blackout hits Metro Detroit, Northeast leaving 50 million without power
![](https://assets.editorial.aetnd.com/uploads/2009/11/photos-of-the-2003-blackout-when-the-northeast-went-darks-featured-photo.jpg)
Blackout hits Northeast United States, August 14, 2003
![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JzsH5vwn4bZ4g5MtfLKL6M-1200-80.jpg)
How the Milky Way Galaxy Shined Over NYC in 1977
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Northeast_Blackout_of_1965.svg/1200px-Northeast_Blackout_of_1965.svg.png)
Northeast blackout of 1965 - Wikipedia
![](https://media2.foxnews.com/BrightCove/694940094001/2019/07/14/694940094001_6058880563001_6058875523001-vs.jpg)
Reason for massive NYC blackout remains a mystery
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Calle_Larga_at_night_during_power_cut.jpg/280px-Calle_Larga_at_night_during_power_cut.jpg)
Power outage - Wikipedia
![](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190713213638-15-nyc-power-outage.jpg?q=x_3,y_293,h_1645,w_2923,c_crop/h_144,w_256)
We now know the cause of New York's massive blackout
![](https://www.rollingstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Kool-Herc-Joe-Conzo.jpg)
How New York City's 1977 Blackout Jump-Started the Hip-Hop Era
![](https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/11/08/S4CASCDCACHPLT7HBV72YSJYMY.jpg)
The Northeast Blackout of 1965
![](https://omekatest-union-edu.s3.amazonaws.com/original/0affaf3070a5e106d0f2e6ce2050c8c38fd94569.jpeg)
Digital Collections · 1977 NYC Blackout · Digital Collections · Digital Collections @ Union
![](https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/34308b8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1160x773+0+0/resize/630x420!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F26%2Fcb%2Fbab62a30416dadbde8e2e38cb429%2F19713-blackout-ap-773.jpg)
De Blasio leaves campaign trail as New York City blackout affects thousands - POLITICO
![](https://flatironnomad.nyc/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/blackout_header.detail.jpg)
The New York City Blackout of 1965 - Flatiron NoMad
![](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/videos/storyful/thumbnails/71928372007.jpg?width=1280&height=720&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Power outage NYC: Lights flicker after Con Edison equipment failure