Talk:New York City blackout of 1977
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[edit] Baby Boom Myth?
HI PEOPLE THIS IS NOT TRUE Italic text I noted that the blackout of 1965 page says the increase in births nine months later was later deemed a myth. So it seems appropriate that this page should at least include a footnote for the source of information on this phenomenon happening in 1977. ??
If there is no reliable source for the information, it should be removed.
- At the very least, it should be noted that statistical correlation does not imply causation. Although it's quite simple to figure out how the supposed "baby boom" might have been caused by the blackout (lacking anything else to do, people had sex), there is no way to prove it so all there is is a correlation. Kurt Weber 17:30, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
- Has anyone heard of the Baby Train? It's a similar story and usually not true. Katana Geldar 08:35, 10 May 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Katana Geldar (talk • contribs)
[edit] Harlem is not a borough
Harlem is not a borough, it's a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan. 65.162.115.2 23:33, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Citation for hottest day
The heat continued for days after the blackout, reaching 102°F on July 19 and 104°F the next day, the second hottest on record. (Mahler p. ?)
Can someone find the page this is on? I already returned my book to the library. Tim July 21, 2006 1:58
[edit] "Manhattan's Broadway"?
Is this attributed? Broadway in Bushwick most certainly had twelve blocks destroyed, but I can see with some degree of certainty that twelve blocks of Broadway in Manhattan weren't. 128.59.100.63 14:29, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
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