"Drano Bomb" Responsible for Williamsburg Explosion

This weekend there were reports of a bomb going off on South 3rd Street in Williamsburg, during the early morning hours of Sunday. Now the Daily News has more details, confirming that the block between Roebling and Havemeyer was the stage for an explosion around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Reportedly it was the NYPD bomb squad who detonated what they say was a suspected "Drano bomb" on the street, called in by someone who spotted it. It's uncertain whether this was merely cleaning mixture left outside, or if someone actually attempted to make a bomb.

While the device was safely blown up, and there were no reports of injuries, it still put the fear in local residents (who weren't allowed back in their homes until 4 a.m.). One 20-year-old woman told the paper, "I feel really unsafe now. I guess this is just another wakeup call. People who say that this stuff can't happen in their neighborhood, but it can." But this isn't the first time the neighborhood has been under attack; in fact the area has seen daytime shootings and machete attacks over the past year.

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By Jen Carlson in News on October 26, 2009 11:13 AM

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akikon

I live in Williamsburg, but I'm not a hipster. :)

tolu1973

Hipsters don't make Drano bombs you idiots, 14 year old boys do. Have we all forgot our childhood here?? Blowing shit up, burning things, melting toy soldiers? Sure, you might have done it in your woods, but city kids don't have woods, they have sidewalks. This is kid stuff. I'm not sure who is being dumber, NYPD whiners or hipster-haters.

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Anyone who actually spends any time over there knows there are hardly any hipsters around south 3rd and roebling.

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Hipsters live in Williamsburg. It was a HIPSTER bomg.

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Kojak

Where else would you plant a Hipster Bomb? To turn normies into Hipsters!

NannyState

It's gonna take more than a can of Drano to remove the enormous greasy hairy clog in Williamsburg.

braaain

People are scared now because of a drano bomb? I've never heard of anyone actually making a drano bomb to hurt someone, I remember that just being fun because it would blow up and make a mess, sounds like kids messin around

SirThomas

Hipser Bomb = RayBan sunglasses + over priced latte + a dipshit LA attitude and accent all wrapped tight in an American Apparel shopping bag and stuffed into an empty Colt 45 bottle! KaBoom!

firewire

so it's true - williamsburg IS the bomb.

potsmoker

so we should call the cops if we see a can of drano out on the curb??? how many kids are going on google now and checking under the kitchen cabinet?

MLHencken

Which is preferable: Soy Bomb or Gay Bomb?

Kojak

Was the bomb found in that Retro Drano casing? If so, this may be a hipster bomb. The military experimented with a 'Gay Bomb' in the 60's but it turned both the enemy & friendly troops 'Gay'. I believe this is a variation.