WPCNR WEATHER SCOOP. July 20, 2006, 5:30 P.M.: Chris Olert, spokesperson for Con Edison said he could not break out the number of actual Con Ed and affiliated repair crews actually working in White Plains today and this evening. Olert said Con Edison would have 156 crews working in Westchester County overnight this evening. He said this was a force of 250 people, representing Con Edison, Orange and Rockland Power (a Con Ed affiliate), and Central Hudson.
White Plains DPW crews were attacking the Haviland Manor neighborhood, picking up debris as of late afternoon.
The Mayor's Office earlier this afternoon said Con Edison was distributing ice at the Bloomingdale's parking lot and that Soundview Avenue was open its entire length.