#con-ed

On July 21, Brooklyn had a few Blackouts. But in this case, Con-Ed (the power company in New York decided to turn off the lights in one neighborhood on purpose to regulate the power grid. Canarsie is a Black neighborhood, so you can take a clear guess what the reaction would be.

Before you say “this reporter is speculating”... I thought so to. So, here’s a link to it being verified: https://gothamist.com/2019/07/22/con_ed_cut_power_brooklyn.php

In a statement, the company said that they'd made a "preemptive move to take those customers in southeast Brooklyn out of service in order to protect vital equipment and to help restore power as soon as possible." But city officials said they wanted more details from the state-regulated monopoly about how that decision was made.

Now, for those of you saying “it’s just electricity,” yes, it is. However, it’s also during night time of a heatwave. Hospitals had to rely on backups, not to mention people who medical equipment drew power.

The only good news is that nothing else happened during this time. As in nothing else to report. No crime. No looting. Nothing negative. Just a concern about why Con-Ed, a company that has a monopoly on the power grid, decided to cut power on purpose.

Con-Edison Is Forcing People To Choose Between Freezing To Death Or Being Homeless

As people in the New York metropolitan area began breathing a sigh of relief from brutal winter that has plagued most of the U.S. for the past five months, they were thrown into shock when they opened their Con-Edison bills this week to find that their bill increased by 200-300%.

“It’s clear that now is not the…

Shake Your Booty!!: A Declassified Guide to the Con-Ed Life

Written by Joola Coke-Talbot So you want to be a teacher, eh? Here’s a quick slick guide to the Con-Ed life. First off, give yourself a huge pat on the back! Out of the thousands of applicants to Con-Ed, you were one of the few chosen to be a part of the Con-Ed family. Welcome! You should feel very proud of yourself. I know that starting a new chapter in your life can be slightly daunting, so…

Con-Ed Banks, Queens, New York

On the Northwestern edge of Queens, the Con-Edison headquarters is home to an iconic New York skate spot. The Con-Ed banks have been skated for decades, and featured fairly prominently in skateboarding’s media. 

This spot is probably best known for being rough, and it certainly isn’t getting any smoother with age. The bricks have grout spaces like you would see in a normal wall, but they’re actually pretty manageable compared to the ground here. The concrete surface is a particularly difficult style to work with, which will unfortunately be pretty familiar to New York (particularly Long Island) skaters---exposed pebble aggregate that rattles your board and limits turning.

The banks themselves are also in pretty mixed condition. Some of them are completely intact, with the most heavily skated lips wearing a heavy coating of wax.  Others are missing entire sections of brick. They’re all pretty steep---flip tricks are completely within the realm of possibility, but I wouldn’t come here hoping to film my best trick from the skatepark hip.

I think Con-Ed gets a pretty bad reputation, when it’s really a rare find. Considering that it’s basically a landscaping feature, this is pretty close to something skaters would build for themselves. It may be rough, but it’s hard to deny this spots one-of-a-kind appeal.

mathematical reasoning for elementary school teachers, imaginez whatever the hell + the work book, creating the dynamic classroom...

this is probably what is keeping me up on a night that i could actually get decent sleep.

those damn education classes and french classes having damn expensive ass textbooks. i even got one of those books used.

In 2012, Energy Cooperative commercial electric customers received the following savings:

National Grid     5%

NYSEG              7%

RG&E              12%