A momentary power surge disrupted half of the New York City subway system for several hours and stranded hundreds of passengers, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Monday. The unprecedented breakdown affected more than 80 trains on the subway system’s numbered lines, plus the L train, from shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday to about 1:30 a.m. Monday, Hochul told reporters. Five of those trains were stuck between stations while carrying over 550 people who had to be evacuated through the tunnels, the governor said. The evacuation of two trains was directed by emergency personnel, while riders on two other trains left on their own, she continued, adding that “the last train was re-platformed.” This self-evacuation delayed the restoration of power because the rescue team “had to go examine all the tracks to make sure that there were no people on them,” Hochul continued. Power could have been restored by …