'More than a little rattled': Remembering the 2003 blackout

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Monday August 14, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [20 years later, New Yorkers recall the blackout: 'We were more than a little rattled']( [Gridlock in New York City. None of the buildings have any lights on.]( [The power outage that affected eight states remains one of the most significant blackouts in U.S. history.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [A man in a suit pedaling a wide cargo e-bike with a UPS logo.]( [Wider cargo e-bikes could be coming to NYC streets]( [A proposed Department of Transportation rule will allow larger pedal-assist cargo bikes. The city says the bigger bikes will help make smaller-scale deliveries more efficient and environmentally friendly.]( [Migrants use cardboard boxes to shield themselves from the sun's heat during the early afternoon on the Roosevelt Hotel migrant waiting line.]( [Florida company gets $18 million contract for NYC migrant shower trailers]( [The announcement follows weeks of complaints about the absence of showers at shelters housing migrants.]( [Former Governor and current NJ state Senator Richard Codey speaks at podium after Governor's tour of downtown Millburn.]( [New Jersey's longest serving legislator retires after 50 years]( [Richard Codey filled in as governor after Jim McGreevey resigned in 2004.]( [The city is looking to crack down on landlords who lease space to illicit weed shops.]( [NYC councilmembers tout new law against unlicensed cannabis as ‘game changer’]( [Commercial landlords could be fined up to $10,000 if they knowingly lease space to illegal cannabis sellers or do not make a good faith effort to evict them.]( [Fire officials say two people had jumped from the top floor of the building to escape the flame.s]( [All-hands fire injures 4 in Brownsville, Brooklyn: FDNY]( [Roughly 60 FDNY and EMS workers responded to the blaze.]( [A math equation on a white board.]( [Extra Extra: Summing up the news with 'Girl Math']( [Because keep the spicy convos off the radio, here are your afternoon links: Jay-Z library cards, a random Jimmy Fallon performance, the meaning of "Girl Math" and more from around the city and internet.]( [A stock image of NYPD]( [911 operators say they’re overworked and it’s putting New Yorkers in danger]( [The complaints come just a few years after the city settled a class-action lawsuit with dispatchers.]( [A picture of a robot that makes coffee.]( [A robot in Greenpoint made my coffee because why not]( [Was this a charming novelty, or a terrifying sign of our dystopian future?]( [A red-brick apartment building in Manhattan.]( [Rent in New York City just keeps going up]( [In Manhattan, the median monthly rent was $4,400.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]() [Gothamist]() [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.