Blackout in Times Square early-edition The crowd was much bigger

The crowd was much bigger than expected and inadequately policed

which got into the swing of things at Slugs' on East Third Street

000 Orderly and Well Handled

Six automobiles leave Times Square on February 12

crowds lined the shores

Blackout in Times Square early-edition The crowd was much biggerOn November 9, 1965, the lights went out across nine northeaster states because of an electrical relay failure in Canada. The 13 hour blackout hit New York City in the middle of rush hour, leaving 800,000 trapped in subways. Traffic moved slowly as police officers set up lights and stood at the intersections waving cars and buses on their way. Allyn Baum of The Times captured this photo of patrolman James Kelly of Troop "B" directing traffic in Times