(NYT) — With the sun pounding down on Church Avenue in central Brooklyn, Johanna Washington dipped her fingers into an ice-cold cooler and shook her head as a man in a blue T-shirt approached, water bottles in hand. He and his dripping shopping cart marked the fourth competitor to set up shop at her intersection […]
(Washington Informer) — Pepco Region President Thomas H. Graham, along with Pepco spokesman Bob Hainey held a press conference at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds Tue. July 27, to further detail the company’s continuing efforts to restore power to thousands of area residents and businesses since volatile heat and storms swept through the area. It could […]
(Washington Post) — So much talk about the weather — can you believe how hot it is? — and absolutely nothing to do about it. Nothing, that is, unless you happen to sell air conditioners or repair overheated cars or offer water by the case. If so, prepare to do business. “This is likely going […]
(Crain’s) — The heat wave is forcing New York businesses into a deft balancing act of trying to keep customers happy while at the same time trying not to overstress the city’s power grid. As temperatures soared into the triple digits, dozens of small blackouts have been reported in various parts of the city but […]
(Crain’s) — As temperatures in the Big Apple inched into the triple digits Wednesday, New York business owners learned that the bulk of their customers are just fair-weather friends. Sales at the city’s retail stores and restaurants so far this week are up just 5% and 7% respectively compared to this time last year, according […]
(NYT) — From the 19th floor of Consolidated Edison’s headquarters in Manhattan, generators were dispatched to supplement a burning substation. Emergency alerts were relayed to major customers and companies. The go-ahead was given to cancel Little League night games on Staten Island to conserve the wattage used by field lights. Con Edison, with an ability […]
(Washington Post) — Temperatures in the region climbed into the triple digits Tuesday, continuing a heat wave that meteorologists say might just last through the summer. The mercury reached as high as 102 degrees at Reagan National Airport as near-record temperatures spread across the Eastern Seaboard. The National Weather Service issued heat advisories from Washington […]
(NYT) — The Northeast faced a fourth day Wednesday of a record-breaking heat wave, after triple-digit temperatures tested power supplies throughout the region and tried the patience and resilience of anyone who dared to venture outside. While temperatures were expected to moderate some from Tuesday’s peak – which saw a record set at 103 degrees […]