Brooklyn housing complex briefly loses power on coldest morning of the year

NEW YORK — On the coldest morning of the year so far, residents of Brooklyn’s Spring Creek Towers dealt with a brief power outage. 

According to the FDNY, the outage happened on Van Siclen Avenue in East New York at around 2:45 a.m Saturday and affected the massive housing complex. 

Repairs were completed at around 4 a.m. to the relief of families who were grateful for the quick fix. 

“Even though with the heat and stuff, they’re pretty good with it. Right now, yes, we OK so far. But there’s a lot of elderly people living in the building,” one woman said. 

New York City has been under a Code Blue warning due to extremely cold temperatures. 

The MTA said extreme temperature changes may cause service delays this weekend, so riders should check for updates to avoid waiting outside in the cold. 

Dress in layers and limit time spent outside. 

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