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Cash Rewards, Reduce Monthly Utility Bills And Lower Carbon Footprint With New Grid Rewards Program

GridRewards™, a groundbreaking program and accompanying free, mobile app that pays users up to 20 percent of their annual energy bills for reducing usage at peak demand hours.Continue reading

NYS Senate Takes Major Step For Utility Consumers To Establish Independent Advocate

AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel issued the following statement today on the New York State Senate’s passage of a bill to establish an independent utility consumer advocate from Harlem to the Hudson:Continue reading

Protect Your Business, Prepare For Business Emergencies Featuring Con Edison In Harlem

From gas leaks and fires to major storms and flooding, NYC business owners face many challenges that can impact their operations and assets. Continue reading

Explosion Burns Girl Near Con Ed Office In Harlem

A 14-year-old girl is lucky to be alive after being burned by an explosion near a Con Edison work site in Harlem, according to reports from Patch.Continue reading

Massive Sinkhole Opens Up On 101st Street

Patch reports that a massive sinkhole that could swallow a car whole has opened up on an Upper West Side street, and area residents are frustrated by the lack of urgency in fixing the problem.Continue reading

NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services Announces $9.3 Million In Energy Rebates From Harlem To Hollis

The NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) today announced that it received payment of $9.3 million from the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO).Continue reading

East Harlem Storefront Celebrates City’s Stickball History

Originally published on Monday, January 21, 2013: The greatest urban street game ever invented — stickball — is being celebrated in a storefront gallery in East Harlem where broomstick-swinging, spaldeen-smashing masters are bucking the odds to keep the sport alive and pass it on to the next generation.Continue reading

Con Ed Workers Injured After Harlem Manhole Explodes

Two Manhattan Con Edison workers faced a nightmare on the job Saturday when a manhole they were working on suddenly exploded, officials said.Continue reading

Harlem Complex Leaves Thousands Without Gas

Metro Us reports that residents at the mammoth West Harlem apartment complex have suffered through a Dickensian winter.Continue reading

City plans to sue Con Ed over deadly East Harlem gas blast

The NY Post reports that the city and several New Yorkers are suing Con Edison and a construction company over the 2014 East Harlem gas blast that left eight dead, according to court papers. Continue reading

3 Years Since East Harlem Gas Explosion

Today marks three years since the East Harlem explosion that destroyed two buildings and killed eight people.Continue reading

Con Edison To Pay $153.3 Million For 2014 Harlem Blast

Con Edison has reached a $153.3 million settlement with the New York State Public Service Commission for a gas explosion that killed eight people and injured 50 in 2014. Continue reading

A Tropical Storm Warning And Surge Watch

The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Warning and Storm Surge Watch for New York City until further notice. Continue reading

With Power Outtages And Residents In The Dark It’s ‘Hotter Than Hell’ In Harlem

The New York heat turned downright diabolical Saturday as oppressive humidity made it feel like 110 degrees — and power outages left some residents to swelter.Continue reading

5 Tips To Increase Child Safety From Harlem To Hollis

As the weather gets warmer and people begin to open their window at home, the Health Department and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) remind New Yorkers that properly installed window guards are a critical safety measure to prevent children from falling out of open windows.Continue reading