The last bit of Edison’s old DC power lines in New York was shut down on November 14th 2007 at 10 East 40th Street near the Mid-Manhattan Library.
Edison opened his first power plant in New York. That was at 257 Pearl Street in 1882. It powered a few blocks down by Wall Street. DC power spread across Manhattan and became the backbone of the city’s power before Tesla and Westinghouse were able to show that AC power is cheaper and better.
The trains still run on DC on the third rail. That comes from the days when all of New York was on DC. When the city changed over to AC, they changed it back into DC for their own use, as do some of the older buildings still.
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