Hopes Fade in Manhattan's Darkened Neighborhoods It was a ray of hope slicing through a darkened side of Manhattan: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's statement in a Friday afternoon news conference that Consolidated Edison could have power restored in most of Manhattan by on Sunday. Soon after, a customer told a reporter that Con Ed had called her to say that power had been restored in her Chelsea neighborhood. But for others posting messages on Twitter, it appeared that it was false hope: Some reports even indicated that Con Ed had called again to take back the good news. And inevitably came the apology: