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New York Blackout

It is 35 years since the streets of the Big Apple were plunged into darkness.

In the height of a summer heatwave there were riots on the streets.

But as one New Yorker remembers - it wasn't all bad.

Photo: New Yorkers walking home in the dark. Copyright: Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

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10 minutes

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Sun 22 Jul 2012 00:50GMT

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  • Mon 16 Jul 2012 08:50GMT
  • Mon 16 Jul 2012 15:50GMT
  • Tue 17 Jul 2012 02:50GMT
  • Sun 22 Jul 2012 00:50GMT

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