Lightning Strike Leaves Thousands Without Power In Flatbush

FLATBUSH— A lightning strike left about 4,500 Con Edison customers without power in Central Brooklyn.

Con Edison crews are working to restore electricity, according to a city update.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said crews are deploying generators to schools affected by the outage and directing traffic at impacted intersections.

Residents can report malfunctioning traffic signals by calling 311.

For outage and emergency updates, residents can text NOTIFYNYC to 692-692 to sign up for the city’s emergency notification system.

Residents can check the status of their outage and estimated restoration times on Con Edison’s website.