"Yes", says the Guardian quoting NY Major Bill de Blasio:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...r-plant-queens
The incident cause several streets to lose power and also caused a blackout at LaGuardia Airport.
The mayor of New York Bill de Blasio confirmed the extraordinary light was “caused by electrical surge at substation”, but said there were no current fire and no injuries. He said the MTA had power, but there were delays on the 7 train and that power was “coming back on” at LaGuardia, but travellers should expect delays.