Blackout in Times Square sale 'They done it

'They done it

" Houdini told The Times in 1922

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"It rumbles over the streets of Inwood in Upper Manhattan

"A Fifth Avenue double-decker bus halted for a traffic light yesterday

Blackout in Times Square sale 'They done itOn November 9, 1965, the lights went out across nine northeaster states because of an electrical relay failure in Canada. The 13 hour blackout hit New York City in the middle of rush hour, leaving 800,000 trapped in subways. Traffic moved slowly as police officers set up lights and stood at the intersections waving cars and buses on their way. Allyn Baum of The Times captured this photo of patrolman James Kelly of Troop "B" directing traffic in Times