Gothamist: NJ Makes Lower Manhattan Smell Gassy

ken

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 03:21:34 -0500

martha, it wasn't the gas you smelt (since it's oderless), but since the additive is part of the gas, if one leaks doesn't the other?

BrianVan

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:38:34 -0500

It's amazing what that stink from Jersey can do.

tricker

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:57:13 -0500

whoever smelt it dealt it.

reiya

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 16:01:36 -0500

strange, i'm at 55 water st and our building didn't notify us of anything. i did see several police cars parked in front of my building this morning and people in bomb squad like clothing....

Phil

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:15:37 -0500

We just got an all-clear e-mail from our building management, after we got a warning e-mail earlier today. They didn't evacuate my building, they just warned us about it. But we're near the WTC site, north of Hanover Square and the affected area. Maybe the gas pipes with the problem don't come up this far.

martha

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:01:35 -0500

It wasn't a gas leak- it was the additive ConEd puts with the gas. There was an info booth set up on Water and Wall to let people know that- also, the streets are open again.

kojak

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:40:15 -0500

"NJ Makes Lower Manhattan Smell Gassy" I've been saying that for years and only now it gets attention?

LarimdaME

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:38:35 -0500

Hmmm, the announcement we got inside 5 Hanover was that it was coned work down over at pearl and Bway. If the smell came from Jersey, maybe it was carried aloft in the upper air, but was forced down when it hit the tall buildings of the financial district.