Today Con Ed has issued an "energy conservation" alert for all five boroughs and Westchester County, which means it's really freaking hot out. But some parts of the city, like Times Square (so many flashing lights!), are of course being hit harder than others. And pity the poor journalists and magazine-types who have to actually work there, not just gawk at really big billboards and stand outside the TRL studio. We hear that Condé Nast, at least, is complying with the edict by turning the A/C to a higher temperature and dimming the lights at 4 Times Square, leaving staffers even more in the dark than they usually are.