Power outage shuts down stretch of 2nd Avenue subway on Upper East Side

Friday, June 2, 2017
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A power problem suspended service on part of the Second Avenue subway on the Upper East Side Friday morning.

Power went out at around 10:30 a.m. for 10 minutes, before coming back on briefly. However, it went out again at 10:50 a.m. and remained out for some time.

The loss of power was between East 72nd and East 86th streets.
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No Q trains were running in either direction between 57th and 96th streets on the Second Avenue line.

Con Edison said this was not a problem with its equipment and had to do with MTA equipment. Work crews repaired the damage, and service was restored by early afternoon.
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There were no trains stuck between stations, and no injuries were reported. Riders were diverted to the 4, 5 and 6 lines.
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