Gothamist: Maple Syrup Smell Returns for 2006!

Mandy

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:42:16 -0500

Is it just me, or am I smelling the maple syrup again? I started smelling it yesterday March 13, 2006 in the East Village, all afternoon and night and now I'm smelling it at home on the UWS... March 14, 2006. Hmmm... makes me want waffles...

Meghan

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:50:06 -0500

AS a maker of maple syrup in the northeast, I laugh and laugh and laugh, but really get it clear, Mrs Butterworth's IS NOT Maple syrup. Let's see a giant oic of a nice bottle of Grade A syrup next to the Brooklyn Bridge!

Caroline

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:14:37 -0500

Smelled it on 33rd between Seventh and Ninth Avenues this morning, 2/1/06 at 9am!. Strong and unmistakably pancake syrup - not natural maple syrup, more 'Mrs. Butterworth' in nature.

Kaleberg

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 23:00:02 -0500

So, where's the Google Maps mashup? Surely someone has some pancake icons in their web kit.

vm

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:01:26 -0500

the maple syrup smell is very odd true- sounds like the work of the evil menace...THE WAFFLER! taking over gothem!!!!

Anon

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:45:14 -0500

At least it's only a smell and not a deadly flood of molasses!

Molly O.

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:35:35 -0500

Frankly, even if it's harmless or "non-toxic", I'm not feeling too confident at this point about the abilities of the EPA and other authorities to protect us in the case of a true "airborne toxic event". (Not that Katrina left us any doubt about the gov't's intentions to drown it's own citizens in a bathtub.) Does the EPA even have any real scientists in their employ? Or any real scientific equipment? Why aren't they on the case? Although, at the same time, I can't just ignore it like a good NY'er and say: "Well, since I'm not dead yet, it must be OK", because frankly, since the last time the EPA said "it was safe to breath the air", right after 9/11, at least two people have died from respiratory problems. Seems like we need to raise our own stink.

jeff

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:03:20 -0500

I caught the smell Thursday around 11:30AM @Broadway & 12th. Interesting that it moved uptown and slowly it would seem.

Student of Rock

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:08:23 -0500

I agree with Johnie. Similar to filtering popcorn smells through the vents of a movie theatre.

Student of Rock

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:07:03 -0500

I agree with Johnie. Similar to filtering popcorn smells through the vents of a movie theatre.

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 11:43:13 -0500

smelled it on the uptown 1 train at chambers street around 6 pm..not something you usually smell on a train. usually the only sweet smell is the fruit loop-esque cleaning product they use on the A train....

Johnie

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:38:19 -0500

What if this turns out to be a underground ad for some maple syrup company? Much in the same way that Sony PSPs are appearing everywhere.

Joshua D

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:33:16 -0500

I smelled it during orchestra rehearsal (www.nysae.net) inside the auditorium of Julia Richman HS, E. 67th Street/2nd Ave, maybe around 8:30 pm.

MMt

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:32:15 -0500

I had heard around the first time this happened (from someone in my nabe whose family member is a gov't employee) that FEMA was testing how a cloud of whatever would travel in our region. Could FEMA actually be doing something proactive?

MMt

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:31:53 -0500

J$

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:15:54 -0500

Smelled it around 49th/5th at 6p Wed.

Gnosis

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:59:23 -0500

And for the fourth time, nobody cares!

MT

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:53:38 -0500

I'm totally not smelling it. The only thing I smelled walking home on W 98th last night was bus exhaust. How am I missing this?

timbnyc

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:39:55 -0500

I smelled it this morning riding down the bike path along the west side highway - started at 181, but didn't smell it until about 116. the wind was out of the south this morning, right? or south-southwest. I think last time it was out of the north or northwest....although I'm confused, because isn't wind named for it's direction? so last time it might have been out of the south- southwest also. hmmm. I can't believe the OEM doesn't want to track it, even as an exercise. Also, what do they mean by non-toxic - just that it doesn't contain any of the things they test for? They certainly can't test for the full universe of potential toxins and bacteria - so, what do they test for?

JordanB

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:18:00 -0500

Pretty sure the smell comes from the construction in the old sugar factory in Brooklyn.

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:17:07 -0500

It was so strong all evening on the UWS. It was driving me insane!

ThePope

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:10:33 -0500

I had posted this a few weeks back when it ran orginally... http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F00B10F73A540C768CDDA80894DE404482 Gothamist weather guy should look into this. It seems pretty obvious that it is coming from NJ but appearing when the atmospheric table is set correctly. Weather dude should take a look at what the conditions were on all the syrupy days. Here is your chance to break the big one Gothamist!

Tired-Of-It

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:02:21 -0500

If it was some commercial factory don't you think they would have come forward by now? Something is wrong and the sh*t is going to hit the fan soon.

Goljerp

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:49:28 -0500

Smelt it last night up at W122nd street, around 11ish (11:30?)

Margaret

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:23:15 -0500

I have found that a wet diaper has the peculiar odor of syrup. Are we sure it isn't pee we are smelling? That also could be emanating from our beloved neighbor, NJ.