New Isaias Power Outage Update: Estimated Restoration Times, LI Communities Most Affected
Some Long Islanders could be without power until early next week as PSEG continues working to repair nearly 20,000 outages three days after Tropical Storm Isaias wreaked havoc on the East Coast.
PSEG utility crews were working to repair 19,270 outages that were affecting 202,398 of their customers on Long Island as of 9:20 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7 as they continue clearing trees, limbs, wires, and debris.
According to PSEG, 85 percent of its customers should have power restored by the end of the day on Friday, while the estimated time for complete power restoration is 8:15 a.m. on Sunday, Aug…
Isaias Power Outage Update: Estimated Restoration Times Issued; LI Communities Most Affected
Utility crews from PSEG Long Island have worked around the clock to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers, though nearly 250,000 are still in the dark days after Tropical Storm Isaias.
PSEG said that approximately 420,000 customers were impacted by the storm, though 85 percent should have power restored by the end of the day on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the company.
As of 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, PSEG was still working to repair 12,088 reported outages, which were impacting 246,646 of its 1,162,375 customers.
In Suffolk, 143,629 customers were still without power, w…
Isaias New Update: These Long Island Communities Most Affected By Power Outages
More than 300,000 Long Islanders remain in the dark a day after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through the region, toppling trees and power lines.
PSEG Long Island was responding to 13,478 active outages as of around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, which were impacting 320,769 of its 1,162,375 customers.
Of the 320,69 outages, 197,383 were impacted in Suffolk, with 141,608 still without power in Nassau. An additional 4,629 customers in the Rockaway Peninsula were also reporting outages.
In Suffolk, outages were reported in:
Brookhaven: 58,940;
Islip: 41,968;
Huntington: 37,542;
Smithtown: 2…
Tropical Storm Isaias Update: 100K Without Power On Long Island; Over 2M Outages On East Coast
Click here for a new, updated story - Tropical Storm Isaias: 320K Now Without Power On Long Island; Some LIRR Service Suspended
Nearly 100,000 Long Islanders have been left without power as Tropical Storm Isaias sped through the region.
PSEG Long Island crews were working to repair 2,346 active outages as of 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, which left 95,980 of its 1,162,375 customers without power.
There were 71,135 (14.56 percent of their customers) outages reported in Nassau County, with another 24,068 (3.77 percent) outages in Suffolk County. An additional 777 outages were being repor…
Thousands On Long Island Without Power As Tropical Storm Isaias Hits Area
Click here for a new, updated story on outages: 100K Without Power On Long Island; Over 2M Outages On East Coast
Thousands of Long Island residents are without power as Tropical Storm Isaias brings whipping winds and rain to the region, toppling trees limbs and power lines.
PSEG Long Island was reporting 272 outages impacting 4,327 customers who were without power just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Of the outages, 3,751 of PSEG’s 488,488 Nassau County customers were without power, while 495 of the utility company’s 637,959 in Suffolk were without power.
In Nassau, 1,497 customers…
Podiatrist From Suffolk County Accused Of Forcibly Touching Patient
A Long Island podiatrist has been charged with forcibly touching one of his patients.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, March 10 at 11:15 a.m. in the village of Muttontown in the town of Oyster, Nassau County Police said.
According to detectives, Mark Gresser, 62, of Mount Sinai, while acting in his capacity as a podiatrist, forcibly touched a 42-year-old female patient.
The incident occurred at the NY College of Health Professionals located at 6801 West Jericho Turnpike, police said.
After an investigation, Gresser was arrested without incident on Tuesday, June 23 at 7:15 a.m.
Gre…
Here's How Many Are Still Without Power After Damaging Storm Slams Long Island
Utility crews from PSEG Long Island worked through the night to restore power to more than 48,200 customers after thunderstorms struck the region, downing trees, and felling power lines.
As of 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, April 14, PSEG was still reporting 490 active outages, which were impacting 2,100 customers. In Nassau, there were still 476 outages, while Suffolk was reporting 1,617 customers still without power.
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Outages still being reported by town:
Huntington: 972;
North Hempstead: 268;
Smi…
Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands, Brings Down Trees, Power Lines On Long Island
Thousands are without power on Long Island as potent storms roll through the region, bringing whipping winds of more than 70 mph that toppled tree limbs and downed power lines.
Just before 1 p.m. on Monday, April 13, PSEG was reporting 384 outages that were impacting 8,055 of their 1,161,417 customers.
In Suffolk, there were 4,808 outages, while there were 2,600 in Nassau.
Huntington was hit the hardest, with 1,961 reported outages, followed by Oyster Bay (1,438 outages), North Hempstead (1,011), Brookhaven (777), Smithtown (697), Riverhead (644), and Babylon (432).
Other outages were re…
