BREAKING: Power Outages Spread to Brooklyn

Power outages plagued more than 20,000 NYC residents — mostly on Staten Island — throughout Monday afternoon, as temperatures reached 94 degrees.

At an emergency mid-day press conference, Mayor Bill De Blasio urged people in Queens and Brooklyn to conserve energy by, among other things, turning their air conditioning no lower than 78 degrees. Con-Ed urged the same.

But alas — by evening, the outages hit central Brooklyn.

Around 7:30 p.m., Con-Ed responded to outages in the Crown Heights neighborhood, including parts of ZIP code 11213, says NYC Emergency Management.

A live map of outages on Con-Ed’s website shows the problem is affecting around 570 people. Power is expected to be turned back on by Wednesday morning at 11 a.m.

If you live in the affected area, or if outages spread to other parts of Brooklyn, here’s what to do:

To report a loss of electric service, contact Con Edison at 1-800-752-6633. If you are affected by an outage, turn off all appliances, avoid downed and hanging power lines, and keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed to prevent food spoilage. Do not use generators indoors. If you are having a life threatening medical emergency and need immediate assistance, please dial 9-1-1. Report power outages to Con Edison at 1-800-752-6633 or, if you have a speech or hearing impairment, report outages to 1-800-642-2308.