thank you to Sister D who passed this info along to me…..i found a couple of articles backing up this find: 42nd street, approximately 42k people affected, on the 42nd anniversary of a blackout on july 13, 1977 and for the clincher, b. clinton was the 42nd president……
“The blackout is between W 42nd St and 72nd St…”
“ConEd says there are 42,000 without power on the west side of Manhattan.”
Midtown Manhattan Blackout: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
