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Northeastern Blackout 2003 (Archive Footage w/Timecode)
0:00- Scenes from the Middle Village area of Queens, NY in the immediate aftermath of the blackout
1:11- Residents putting ice into coolers to preserve food.
1:30- Scenes of business owners standing outside their stores, pedestrians lining up in front of stores and waiting for public transit on Queens Blvd in the Rego Park neighborhood of Queens.
2:40- Off duty police officer directing traffic at Queens Blvd & 63rd Drive in Rego Park. Pedestrians crossing Queens Blvd, people waiting outside the 63rd Drive subway station for buses to pick them up.
3:58- Off duty police officers climbing down from the Long Island Railroad overpass at 63rd Drive & Alderton Street in the Rego Park neighborhood.
4:30- Various scenes from 69th Street & Grand Avenue in the Maspeth neighborhood of Queens of people directing traffic, emergency vehicles with lights and sirens on, and shots of the NYC Skyline blacked out.
8:28- People waiting outside of a 7-11 convenience store after dark. Traffic on Woodhaven Blvd.
9:57- Residents of Rego Park stand outside their houses holding candles, a home owner walks through his house in the dark with candle in hand.
11:46- Sunrise the following morning (August 15th, 2003) - Power still out. Various shots of traffic agents, commuters heading to work on city buses, trash lying on the sidewalks and street.
14:39- MTA transit workers gathering outside of the 71st Avenue subway station in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens. Pedestrians and commuters waiting for public transit.
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