Romaine: PSEG Isn't Delivering Repair Crews It Promised

Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine is not pleased with PSEG Long Island’s response so far to the overnight thunderstorms that walloped the town.

“Earlier today, I received a commitment from PSEG to provide six repair crews to work in tandem with Town Highway Department crews to clear downed trees and power lines from roads in the North Shore communities hit hard by this morning’s storm,” Romaine said in a statement Tuesday evening. “The Town cannot remove many of the trees until those that are entangled with power lines are made safe by the PSEG crews who can turn off the power to those lines. As of 4 p.m., only two crews have been dispatched to the Town while thousands of our residents are still without power and many roads continue to be unpassable. Our residents deserve a quick response to this local disaster. I ask that PSEG immediately send line and tree crews that they promised so we can get the job done and help Brookhaven residents get their lives back to normal.”

PSEG says it has restored power to about 54,000 of its customers as of 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. However, there are still more than 21,000 outages reported in Suffolk County as of 5:29 p.m. More than half of those outages–12,289–are in Brookhaven Town. Find the full outage map here.

If there are trees blocking the street, Brookhaven residents should call 451-TOWN (8696). If downed trees are entangled with power lines, residents should contact PSEG at 1-800-490-0075.

Find storm photos here.

Photo by JoAnne Young Doesschate