After The Blackout
In response to perceived inadequacies of Con Edison's response, on Monday July 24, Councilmember Eric Gioia has called for the ousting of the CEO, Kevin Burke, on WNYC's radio show the Brian Lehrer Show.
Hearings were held in August 2006 by the New York Public Service Commission. James Gallagher, Director of the Office of Electricity and Environment of the New York Department of Public Service, testified that the blackout represented a "significant public health and safety risk" and a "significant economic loss."
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