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The blackout resulted in a night of looting and arson that shocked the city and the rest of the country. Wikipedia Entry and here is yesterday's NYT article about the American Experience doc airing tonight on PBS.
Hip hop was barely known outside of the Bronx before this and the blackout has often been credited with accelerating the growth of hip hop as looters stole a lot of equipment from electronics stores which was used for DJing. Source