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February 4, 2013 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 30 Degrees.

Con Edison has a handy map of power outages in the city, and it shows specific blocks where power is out, explaining the cause and, in some cases, the expected restoration date. This morning, the map shows isolated outages around 73rd, 89th, 99th and 109th Streets. Clearly, we're very lucky ...

July 5, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 90 Degrees.

By Emily Baer The IRT Powerhouse located on 11th Avenue between 58th and 59th Street is a beautiful example of Beaux Arts architecture, but it's also one of the most controversial buildings on the Upper West Side. A debate that began in 1979 about landmarking the powerhouse still hasn't been ...

A Callery pear tree that had grown on the corner of 75th Street and Columbus Avenue for 40 years was ripped from the ground on Tuesday so that Con Edison workers can repair a transformer underneath.