Power Outage Briefly Darkens New York Grand Central Terminal

On the evening of September 25, 2025, parts of New York City's Grand Central Terminal experienced a brief blackout due to a voltage drop in the electricity feeder network, confirmed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The outage began around 8:28 p.m., with power restored to the upper concourse by 8:53 p.m. and the lower level by 9:17 p.m., while train services remained unaffected throughout the incident. Five Metro-North Railroad employees were temporarily trapped in elevators but were safely rescued when emergency generators were activated. The MTA is collaborating with Con Edison to determine the cause of the power disruption, which is rare but not unprecedented at the terminal. Social media users described the experience as eerie, sharing images of the dimmed lights in the iconic Manhattan hub. Past incidents include a 2016 blackout caused by a burst water pipe and a 1986 outage affecting nearby buildings, underscoring the critical need for electrical infrastructure reliability at this major transportation center.