It's about 10 degrees cooler than it was yesterday, and ConEd crews working through the night have restored power to 81,000 folks that lost it since Heatocaylpseageddon began on Thursday. But 2,700 people are still sweltering without relief in Brooklyn and Queens, and are left with bags of dry ice that the utility is distributing to suffering customers. It's not even cold comfort! "Me and and my 80-year-old mother slept in the car because there's no electricity, no air conditioning," an East Elmhurst resident tells NY1. Another claims that those affected have moved their elderly parents to hotels because "Con Ed has given them seven different stories about the time-frame for the repair." At least it's shared sacrifice: we received a report that ConEd CEO Kevin Burke was without power last night. more ›

An explosion in a Long Island man's basement damaged sheet rock and spread broken glass while shredding a soft cooler Saturday evening, causing Long Island emergency personnel to respond in force. The bomb scare was the result of a show-and-tell gone awry. Francisco Lopes is a researcher at Stony Brook University, who said that he brought home some pieces of dry ice in a sealed glass jar to show his daughter. He left the container in his lunch cooler and left for dinner with family members. Unfortunately, Lopes did not realize what apparently many teenagers are fully aware of: allowing dry ice to warm in a sealed container results in a buildup of gas pressure that ends with a loud bang. more ›