New York Manhattan skyline sits unlit as a result of a massive power outage in New York on August 14, 2003. Sweltering New Yorkers were hit by a giant power blackout on Thursday that stranded thousands of commuters, trapped subway riders underground and evoked fearful memories of the September 11 attacks. Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Email this slideshow Emergency lights illuminate the front of the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites) in New York early on August 15, 2003 after a blackout hit the city. The blackout stranded thousands of commuters, trapped subway riders underground and evoked fearful memories of the Sept. 11 attacks. City and federal officials moved quickly to assure the public that sabotage was not to blame. 'There is no evidence whatsoever of terrorism,' said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. (Peter Morgan/Reuters)
Email this slideshow Pedestrians leaving Manhattan flood New York's 59th St. Bridge to Queens Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, in New York, after a power blackout crippled the city. The outage, which affected everything from mobile phones to traffic lights, occurred across much of northeastern United States and Canada. (A Photo/Tina Fineberg
The moon rises over the Manhattan Bridge in New York August 14, 2003 after a blackout hit the city. The blackout stranded thousands of commuters, trapped subway riders underground and evoked fearful memories of the Sept. 11 attacks. City and federal officials moved quickly to assure the public that sabotage was not to blame. 'There is no evidence whatsoever of terrorism,' said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. REUTERS/Peter Morgan
Traffic snakes down the F.D.R. Drive in New York August 14, 2003 after a blackout hit the city. The blackout stranded thousands of commuters, trapped subway riders underground and evoked fearful memories of the Sept. 11 attacks. City and federal officials moved quickly to assure the public that sabotage was not to blame. 'There is no evidence whatsoever of terrorism,' said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. REUTERS/Peter Morgan
Email this slideshow Twilight covers New York and the Empire State Building in this southern view from the 65th floor of the GE Building, after a massive blackout knocked out power Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003. Some buildings had backup generators to provide power. (AP Photo/Andrew Landis)
Email this slideshow New York police officers on horses patrol Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th streets in Manhattan, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, after a massive power blackout. (AP Photo/Chistie Johnston)
People walks across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York August 14, 2003 after a blackout hit the city. The blackout stranded thousands of commuters, trapped subway riders underground and evoked fearful memories of the Sept. 11 attacks. City and federal officials moved quickly to assure the public that sabotage was not to blame. 'There is no evidence whatsoever of terrorism,' said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. REUTERS/Peter Morgan
People walk over the Brooklyn Bridge in lower Manhattan in New York during a massive power outage August 14, 2003. Sweltering New Yorkers were hit by a giant power blackout on Thursday that stranded thousands of commuters, trapped subway riders underground and evoked fearful memories of the September 11 attacks. REUTERS/Peter Morgan
A man buys a newspaper outside of New York's Penn Station August 15, 2003, after the biggest power outage in North American history blacked out New York and other major U.S. and Canadian cities. Millions of Americans and Canadians struggled to recover from the outage as authorities probed the cause of the breakdown and raised questions about the vulnerability of an aging electricity infrastructure. (Jeff Christensen/Reuters)
