Good Smell Vanishes, But It Leaves Air of Mystery
Anthony DePalma
New York Times
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New York (US):
The night air all over Manhattan was brisk, with a hint of winter and a dash of something sweetly out of the ordinary.
Some thought it smelled like maple syrup. Some said caramel, or a freshly baked pie, or Bit-O-Honey candy bars.From downtown Manhattan to the Upper East Side, Prospect Heights in Brooklyn and parts of Staten Island, the question was the same on Thursday night and into early yesterday:
What was that smell?
____________________________________ It was so seductive that many New Yorkers found themselves behaving strangely, succumbing to urges usually kept under wraps. One woman who never touches the stuff said she was inspired to eat ice cream. ____________________________________
The aroma not only revived memories of childhood, but in a city scared by terrorism, it raised vague worries about an attack deviously cloaked in the smell of grandma's kitchen.It was so seductive that many New Yorkers found themselves behaving strangely, succumbing to urges usually kept under wraps.
One woman who never touches the stuff said she was inspired to eat ice cream.Late yesterday, nearly 24 hours after the smell had spread through the city, sparking hundreds of bewildered calls to the city's 311 emergency hot line, officials said that they had determined that the smell had not been hazardous and that it had dissipated as quickly, and mysteriously, as it had appeared.
Even after chasing down anonymous tips and chasing up several blind alleys, however, they did not know where it had come from.The odor was first detected around 8 p.m. on Thursday in Lower Manhattan. It seemed to spread quickly uptown and into parts of the other boroughs - so quickly that officials expressed concern.
The city's Office of Emergency Management sent out feelers to the Police and Fire Departments, state emergency response agencies in New York and New Jersey, and the United States Coast Guard, which communicated with tugboats and container ships at sea to determine whether the odor was being detected there.
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Other Links:
*Strong, sweet smell reported in Manhattan
*Strong Whiff of Worry Downtown
*Maple Syrup Anyone? City Investigating Source Of Sweet Smell
*Strange Odor Throughout New York City Concerns Officials
*Smell hath no fury
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Raymond W. Kelly, the New York City police commissioner, coolly told reporters yesterday that tests and air monitoring had revealed "nothing of a hazardous nature.""It's believed to be some sort of food substance, but we can't substantiate that at this time," Mr. Kelly said. He confirmed that the source of the smell seemed to be in Lower Manhattan.
Oct 29, 2005
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Archives:
*Mysterious Odor- Again
*Strange Odor Causes School Evacuation
*Strange Odor Prompts school Evacuation
*"What is That Smell?"
*Strange Smell Still Lingers
*After US Cities, it is Now Fujairah's Turn to Stink
*Mystery Stench Hits Cardiff Bay
Anthony DePalma
New York Times
____________
New York (US):
The night air all over Manhattan was brisk, with a hint of winter and a dash of something sweetly out of the ordinary.
Some thought it smelled like maple syrup. Some said caramel, or a freshly baked pie, or Bit-O-Honey candy bars.From downtown Manhattan to the Upper East Side, Prospect Heights in Brooklyn and parts of Staten Island, the question was the same on Thursday night and into early yesterday:
What was that smell?
____________________________________
It was so seductive that many New Yorkers
found themselves behaving strangely,
succumbing to urges usually kept under wraps.
One woman who never touches the stuff said
she was inspired to eat ice cream.
____________________________________
The aroma not only revived memories of childhood, but in a city scared by terrorism, it raised vague worries about an attack deviously cloaked in the smell of grandma's kitchen.It was so seductive that many New Yorkers found themselves behaving strangely, succumbing to urges usually kept under wraps.
One woman who never touches the stuff said she was inspired to eat ice cream.Late yesterday, nearly 24 hours after the smell had spread through the city, sparking hundreds of bewildered calls to the city's 311 emergency hot line, officials said that they had determined that the smell had not been hazardous and that it had dissipated as quickly, and mysteriously, as it had appeared.
Even after chasing down anonymous tips and chasing up several blind alleys, however, they did not know where it had come from.The odor was first detected around 8 p.m. on Thursday in Lower Manhattan. It seemed to spread quickly uptown and into parts of the other boroughs - so quickly that officials expressed concern.
The city's Office of Emergency Management sent out feelers to the Police and Fire Departments, state emergency response agencies in New York and New Jersey, and the United States Coast Guard, which communicated with tugboats and container ships at sea to determine whether the odor was being detected there.
_____________________________________
Other Links:
*Strong, sweet smell reported in Manhattan
*Strong Whiff of Worry Downtown
*Maple Syrup Anyone? City Investigating Source Of Sweet Smell
*Strange Odor Throughout New York City Concerns Officials
*Smell hath no fury
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Raymond W. Kelly, the New York City police commissioner, coolly told reporters yesterday that tests and air monitoring had revealed "nothing of a hazardous nature.""It's believed to be some sort of food substance, but we can't substantiate that at this time," Mr. Kelly said. He confirmed that the source of the smell seemed to be in Lower Manhattan.
Oct 29, 2005
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Archives:
*Mysterious Odor- Again
*Strange Odor Causes School Evacuation
*Strange Odor Prompts school Evacuation
*"What is That Smell?"
*Strange Smell Still Lingers
*After US Cities, it is Now Fujairah's Turn to Stink
*Mystery Stench Hits Cardiff Bay
One woman who never touches the stuff said she was inspired to eat ice cream.Late yesterday, nearly 24 hours after the smell had spread through the city, sparking hundreds of bewildered calls to the city's 311 emergency hot line, officials said that they had determined that the smell had not been hazardous and that it had dissipated as quickly, and mysteriously, as it had appeared.
Even after chasing down anonymous tips and chasing up several blind alleys, however, they did not know where it had come from.The odor was first detected around 8 p.m. on Thursday in Lower Manhattan. It seemed to spread quickly uptown and into parts of the other boroughs - so quickly that officials expressed concern.
The city's Office of Emergency Management sent out feelers to the Police and Fire Departments, state emergency response agencies in New York and New Jersey, and the United States Coast Guard, which communicated with tugboats and container ships at sea to determine whether the odor was being detected there.
_____________________________________
Other Links:
*Strong, sweet smell reported in Manhattan
*Strong Whiff of Worry Downtown
*Maple Syrup Anyone? City Investigating Source Of Sweet Smell
*Strange Odor Throughout New York City Concerns Officials
*Smell hath no fury
______________________________________
Raymond W. Kelly, the New York City police commissioner, coolly told reporters yesterday that tests and air monitoring had revealed "nothing of a hazardous nature.""It's believed to be some sort of food substance, but we can't substantiate that at this time," Mr. Kelly said. He confirmed that the source of the smell seemed to be in Lower Manhattan.
Oct 29, 2005
_______
Archives:
*Mysterious Odor- Again
*Strange Odor Causes School Evacuation
*Strange Odor Prompts school Evacuation
*"What is That Smell?"
*Strange Smell Still Lingers
*After US Cities, it is Now Fujairah's Turn to Stink
*Mystery Stench Hits Cardiff Bay
