Lightning strike knocks out power to thousands in Central Brooklyn

A lightning strike in Central Brooklyn left thousands of New Yorkers without electricity, according to Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Approximately 4,500 Con Edison customers lost power at the peak of the outage. By mid-afternoon the number had fallen sharply, with about 385 people still without power as restoration work continued. The report came through PIX11's local Brooklyn coverage. No injuries were mentioned in the summary reviewed. The article date could not be fully verified against 2026-11-07, so it is included as one of the more prominent local stories identified in the search.