Thanks to Verse Responder Leon Freilich, I heard about the power outages in Brooklyn. He sent me this story from New York 1. But it’s a few hours old.  Now all power’s been
restored, though Con Ed’s still keeping 8% of the voltage to itself.
Skimming off the top, I guess.

With only 2000 homes
affected–not "only" if you’re one of the 2000 of course–brownout may
describe the condition.  Or even Brooklynout.

Some Brooklyn neighborhoods are finally getting some relief from the
heat today, as the power returns after being knocked out from over the
weekend.

Consolidated Edison said this morning that electricity had been
restored to some 2,000 customers in Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Borough
Park, and Park Slope, who were left without power yesterday when
electrical lines broke down.

At 8:30 last night, Con Ed also lifted a request that customers in
those areas stop using all non-essential electrical appliances,
including air conditioning. However, the utility is still urging energy
conservation.

The utility made dry ice available to customers so they could save their refrigerated items.

But some people NY1 spoke with said it was tough dealing with the sweltering temperatures.

"It’s too humid, you know, we need the air conditioner," said one
Brooklyn resident. "We tried to concentrate in only one room, with one
plug only with the A/C. Everything else is turned off."