Con Ed chief on prolonged outages: 'We will improve'

Originally published: November 8, 2012 7:16 PM
Updated: November 8, 2012 8:30 PM
By JOHN DYER john.dyer@cablevision.com

Photo credit: Xavier Mascarenas | Con Edison CEO Kevin Burke answers questions during a press conference as FEMA opens a Disaster Recovery Center at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. (Nov. 8, 2012)

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Con Edison chairman and CEO Kevin Burke on Thursday said he was "sorry" so many Hudson Valley residents are without power 11 days after Hurricane Sandy struck, but he stopped short of apologizing for the utility's performance, even as about 24,400 Con Ed customers in Westchester County remained in the dark.

"I am very sorry there are so many people suffering because their lights are out,"...

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