Power outage in parts of New York City, officials say

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Parts of midtown Manhattan experienced a blackout on Saturday evening, a spokesman for the New York City Fire Department said.

Consolidated Edison Inc, New York City’s power provider, said in a post on Twitter that it is “responding to extensive outages on the Westside of Manhattan.”

Photos circulated on social media showing the iconic sign of Radio Music Hall unlit, movie-goers evacuating from Lincoln Center’s cinema and the sprawling Columbus Circle subway station without lights.

Umm, all the giant moniters went out in Times Square #NYC pic.twitter.com/xbOEyzaChk

The fire department said they were responding to multiple calls about stuck elevators and power outages extending between midtown, near Times Square, up to the Upper West Side, the area close to Lincoln Center performing arts complex.

The Twitter account for New York subways said the agency is working to keep trains moving and will bypass affected stations.

Update: We are working with Con Edison to determine the root cause of the ongoing power failure, which is affecting Midtown and the Upper West Side.

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