The outage occurred around 2:30 p.m. after an equipment failure at Bayway Switching Station in Elizabeth , New Jersey , according to Public Service Electric and NEW : Power was restored at Newark aiport around 4 p.m. A power outage Monday left 20,000 households without electricity . The storm knocked out the entire New York City subway system and caused widespread flooding in parts of Long Island and Connecticut. The outage prompted airport authorities to restrict flights at Newark airport .
NEW : Power was restored at Newark aiport around 4 p.m. A power outage Monday left 20,000 households without electricity . The storm knocked out the entire New York City subway system and caused widespread flooding in parts of Long Island and Connecticut. The outage prompted airport authorities to restrict flights at Newark airport .