Politician reports on local power outage from @cmchiosse

A city council member reports from a snowy street in a New York City neighborhood experiencing a week-long power outage. He criticizes the utility company, Con Edison, for their failure to provide service while raising rates, shows the repair crews on site, highlights the impact on vulnerable residents like seniors, and demands that the company waive energy bills for the month as compensation.

Creator: @cmchiosse on Instagram

Transcript

Every single month, ConEd moves with the quickness to get your energy bill. This past week, they have failed in providing power for the residents of Bed Stuy and Crown Heights. In addition to that, ConEdison just raised all of your rates this fucking year. Currently, I'm standing on Van Buren and Malcolm X on another part of the district on Park Avenue in Ellery. We are seeing power outages impacting people here in New York City. We have seniors who are in these homes behind me, me, who are in t

Topics: Politics, Local

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