**UPDATE** Staten Island University Hospital\u2019s Emergency Operations Center has been activated and all staff are being held over.<\/p>\n
The hospital engineer reports all hospital facilities are being powered by diesel generators and tertiary generators are being brought in as backup. A total of 60,000 gallons of diesel fuel is on site for the generators.<\/p>\n
Outpatient services have been discontinued for the evening.<\/p>\n
The hospital\u2019s Emergency Department was on diversion, but has since been taken off.<\/p>\n
There is no impact to Emergency Department services.<\/p>\n
Initial Report: STATEN ISLAND — Con Ed reduced power to 138,000 homes early Monday. Residents and businesses in Queens and Brooklyn were asked residents to conserve electricity.<\/p>\n
Con Ed reported over 11,000 outages on Staten Island Monday afternoon and scattered ones elsewhere.<\/p>\n
To report a loss of electric service, contact Con Edison at 1-800-752-6633.<\/p>\n
If you are affected by an outage, turn off all appliances, avoid downed and hanging power lines, and keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed to prevent food spoilage.<\/p>\n
Do not use generators indoors. If you are having a life threatening medical emergency and need immediate assistance, please dial 9-1-1.<\/p>\n
Report power outages to Con Edison at 1-800-752-6633 or, if you have a speech or hearing impairment, report outages to 1-800-642-2308.<\/p>\n