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Folks may want to get outside if they're more comfortable outside, that makes sense. the rest of the city, the rest of manhattan is operating normally. what we want to do is get to the bottom of how long it's going to take to fibs x it and give peop bigger instruction on how to handle the coming hours. >> okay. we want to get that word out as soon as you have any information, please, please let us know. we know you have a lot of to tend to right now. mayor bill de blasio, we appreciate you taking the time. thank you. >> thank you, ana. again, if you're just joining us, new york city is in th...

Street. you wouldn't know there's a blackout if you were looking down from high above, but you'll know it later on when the sun is completely down and you won't see a single light on. >> right, we're seeing the images, the sun shining down on the street, you can tell it's in the process of setting, it's 8:10 local time in new york city. hang on, richard, we've established a better connection with brian stelter. >> reporter: i've switched to another cellphone. we live near columbus circle, this extends from lincoln center to columbus circle, rockefeller center, the entire west side of midtown m...

Tourists and locals decide to just open the windows and wait it out or try to leave the neighborhood for the night. >> and again, nobody knows how long this is going to last because first and foremost, they need to determine the root cause of this. transformer fires have popped up. stand by for me, brian, i want to head out to the streets, polo sandoval is in midtown manhattan. polo, we're seeing in some of these images a lot of flashing lights, a lot of authorities out there now trying to do traffic control. what do you see happening? >> reporter: authorities are trying to keep up with the ne...

Stelter joining us on the phone. brian, you've been personally impacted by this since you weren't here at work when all of this began. we're seeing these incredible images, dark radio city music hall, dark subways. what are you seeing? >> reporter: around me, ana, a lot of high-rises in midtown manhattan. there are [ inaudible ]. >> obviously we're having trouble with brian's audio. brian, let's try to establish a better connection so we can hear what you're saying. >> reporter: sure. >> i know you've been tweeting out a whole bunch about this. i know your wife, who is pregnant, has had to tak...