I don't live in NY, but my friend does and he works for (I don't know the company...) whoever supplies NYC with electricity and says that he's expecting a power outage that could last up to three days after new years...I don't know...I just think its kind of funny...but then at the same time it sure would suck if your party had no music or lights...Don't yell at me if I'm wrong, its just what he told me.