While The Limbo Is Over For Queens Residents The Mayor Dances The Electric Slide

Con Edison announced that power has been restored to the last of the Queens customers without electricity:

Consolidated Edison said early this morning that had restored electricity to all the customers who endured a blackout in an eight-square-mile chunk of northwest Queens for more than a week.

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Some awoke Tuesday to discover that they had hot water and air-conditioning for the first time in eight days. By the evening, only about 100 customers were still entirely without power, and their service was restored overnight, Con Ed said. But anger lingered over how long it had taken Con Ed to reconnect everyone.

Meanwhile, the mayor glibly responds to those who were troubled by his thankfulness — basically, “it’s a free country”:

He declined to respond directly to criticism from Queens officials and residents who were upset by his praise of Con Ed and Mr. Burke. “We live in a country where you have the First Amendment,” the mayor said. “You have the right to say anything you want. What I’ve got to do is focus on what’s right for this city.”