ON THIS DAY IN 2003, THE HUGE NYC BLACKOUT BEGAN.

Here’s Amy Langfield’s blog tick-tock. Her advice about keeping a stash of small bills handy — because ATMs and credit-card readers don’t work when the power’s out — is good.

Some related items here.

And here’s an InstaPundit post from that night, featuring live on-the-scene reports from Insta-readers. Much more of a novelty in 2003 than today!