Anyone smell the myterious gas odor in the city?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:19am

A mysterious gas odor is being smelled all over Manhattan. Odd, very odd.

[JACXR71]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:21am

The security dept in my office building sent out an email a few minutes ago, but I can't smell anything. Now they're saying it's because of a gas leak in Chelsea?

[Calvin]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:22am

My station smelled more urine-ish than usually this morning. Was it a uric acid leak?

[Craig]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:22am

Bloomberg is having a live press conference soon

[Love4Cheno]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:24am

First maple syrup, now gas?

Our building just made an announcement that an investigation is under way.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:26am

I smelled it on the street outside at Rockefeller Center but not inside my office.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:35am

SH*T. My doorman was wearing a oxygen mask last night. I thought it was kind of odd, but I didn't ask why.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:36am

They are blaming Jersey City...isnt that cliche?

[Craig]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:39am

No they aren't

"A report from Jersey City's mayor says they have pinpointed the smell to West 10th and Bleeker Street in Manhattan. Apparently, at the address of 191 West 10th Street at the corner of Bleeker, there is construction going on and firefighters have apparently been in that area at least twice today to check things out. They have not pinpointed any problem at that site."

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:41am

Burritos?

[liotte]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:41am

I'm in midtown east now, and we were told to stay inside with all windows closed. You can smell it from here.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:43am

Great. I haven't seen Dreamgirls yet.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:44am

We just got this notice from building management.

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The natural gas odor external to our building has dissipated. The source is still unknown. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide any updated information.

Feel free to review either of these links for more detailed information.

http://www.wnbc.com/news/10694568/detail.html

http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=65718

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:44am

I smell it at the office (40th and Park)...they have made multiple announcements that they are looking into it and trying to solve the problem. They turned off the fans to reduce the amount of outside air coming into the building. Don't know what the hell this is, but it's kind of weird and a bit scary.
Updated On: 1/8/07 at 10:44 AM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:47am

"Early reports indicated that the odor is widespread throughout Manhattan, from Battery Park City to Upper Manhattan, and in various parts of New Jersey."

We don't smell anything in the Financial District and the windows are open as it's very warm in here.

[Craig]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:52am

Actually - people aren't smelling "natural" gas. Natural gas has no smell. What people are smelling is clearly natural gas that has been given the additive that gas companies give so that you CAN smell it if there is a leak. So whatever this is - it's coming from a manmade source, not geological. Not that we had any doubts

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:58am

I'm inside but is this happening in Brooklyn or just Manhattan?

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 11:01am

the mayor just assured everyone that the gas is not harmful. I'm not going to work yet. I hope they find out soon. I live blocks from where they said it began in the w. village.

[BroadwayPanda]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 11:08am

I am in midtown and there was one window open in my house and I had to close it because of the smell.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 11:11am

Actually, they are still looking at Jersey City as a possibility, and I just read a report that it is unlikely that the W. 10th leak could cover such a large area.

I didnt say it was fact, but that it was reported as a possibility.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 11:11am

If it's at a construction site, I'll bet you 20,000 more troops to Iraq that some idiot with a backho cut into a gas main.

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 11:12am

I live on W. 10 St. and never smelled a thing.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 11:14am

Well, given everyone's penchant for blaming it on Manhattan, it probably did start in Jersey. They smelled it first and you know how that old adage goes.

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 11:17am

We can solve this mystery very quickly:


Where does your coworker live, Singer?

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 11:20am

He who smelt it, dealt it...she who denies it, supplies it.