Nation With 46K blacked out, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo rips Con Edison: ‘They should have been better prepared’ July 21, 2019 Kristin Lam, USA TODAY Comments Off on With 46K blacked out, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo rips Con Edison: ‘They should have been better prepared’ New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo slammed electricity company Con Edison for blackouts in Brooklyn and Queens on Sunday night amid a heat wave.