This post was written by Mariam Touba, Reference Librarian for Printed Collections.
New York City blackouts come with their own lore: There was the “Bronx is burning,” Son-of-Sam summer, and the looting of July 1977. Then there was the shadow of terrorism that hung about the darkened streets in August 2003, when suddenly the grid seemed vulnerable to sabotage, and the transit system shutdown was far too close to memories of 9/11/2001. But first, there was
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