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don-mage t1_ixsc9x6 wrote

Im sure it’s a transformer blowing.

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threenamer t1_ixscofx wrote

Yeah. Those things are loud when they go.

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JRC2004 t1_ixse6tt wrote

"WHEN THEY GO?!"

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grovercleveland2 t1_ixsf838 wrote

C’mon huh, it was little carmine behind it

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JRC2004 t1_ixsfhoj wrote

I love throwing Sopranos lines out there. Sometimes, people get it. Other times, they land with a thud 😂

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tuskvarner t1_ixsm9i9 wrote

That transformer will rain down a shitstorm of sparks on you and your family like you have never fucking seen.

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tinoynk t1_ixsn4si wrote

Something something 20 years something something grilled cheese on a radiator.

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The_Question757 t1_ixszjix wrote

Can confirm, I had one blow just 50 or so feet from me. Blew out my damn ear drums I couldn't hear for a few minutes. Felt terrible for my dog too, fucker was so scared. We watched the whole thing just go ablaze. I called 911 and I couldn't hear their responses I just kept repeating what happened for about 2 mins and my location and eventually the fire department came followed by con Edison

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Refreshingpudding t1_ixsn5tq wrote

That's what my teacher said in 1993 when they blew up a car bomb in the WTC a few blocks away

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iamiamwhoami t1_ixsxk4u wrote

And he would have been right about the hundreds of other loud explosions that people have heard in city over the decades.

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JoeSicbo t1_ixsve0u wrote

It needed the money. G’night, folks…

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PicassoGoesDigital OP t1_ixsaiay wrote

Sirens wailing right now, this isn't good. It smells really weird too (I'm around Ave C).

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JunkratOW t1_ixscj82 wrote

I am so sorry, I took the plunge and finally tried the spicy sauce with my lamb over rice.

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ctindel t1_ixsgk0d wrote

White and red sauce. This is the way

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ctindel t1_ixszk5l wrote

El yucateco is good that’s for sure. I’ve branched out to order the pack for each season of hot ones and some of those are damn good but no brands as solid as el yuc. I’m partial to the Caribbean one.

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vivalafrenchtoast t1_ixsbs7s wrote

Any update? Or perhaps more descriptions?

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PicassoGoesDigital OP t1_ixsc5ws wrote

The app Citizen tells me Shotshooter Shotspotter technology has been activated. But those were no shots, they were explosions - maybe fireworks? Still no clue. Edit: it's all quiet right now, no more sirens or anything. So weird...

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itssarahw t1_ixsq6qg wrote

Shotspotter has convinced me I live in a warzone instead of just having neighbors with backfiring cars

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z3dster t1_ixsws9u wrote

Shotspotter is trash

One of their c levels was using a sock on Twitter to attack people rightfully calling out that their tech as trash and that they lie about their stats

Like not bend, straight lie

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imnaked0 t1_ixsjj89 wrote

Last week I was visiting grandma in bay ridge BK and also heard/felt a huge explosion. I don't know what it's called, but the pressure in the sewer tunnel I guess overloaded (?) And the sewer cap blew off.

FDNY was also spraying down cars and sewer caps within range, assuming to prevent fires. But the smell when you stepped outside was rancid, so I'm assuming it could've been similar to what you experienced

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halconpequena t1_ixsfu7p wrote

What does it smell like?

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PicassoGoesDigital OP t1_ixsgpgs wrote

My neighbor texted right after and asked me if I knew what that was, when I said I didn't he told me he was going to walk over there to check it out because he could "smell something weird" (I know, not a good idea) but he never got back to me. He lives in the back part of the building facing Houston, I live in the front and don't smell anything so far.

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HeyMySock t1_ixsgg4p wrote

Any new info?

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PicassoGoesDigital OP t1_ixsh3gg wrote

Nope, still no clue. But apparently (and fortunately) nothing major or else we would have heard about it by now in the media. Probably a transformer like someone mentioned elsewhere.

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chengjih t1_ixsvv01 wrote

The usually Twitter feeds I look at to figure out if something is happening (the NYC Emergency Management one, and FDNY alerts) have nothing. Con Ed's twitter also doesn't have anything, so nothing major.

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Head_Spirit_1723 t1_ixsld4a wrote

I’m in little Italy close to Houston and I hear the sirens but didn’t hear the explosion

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gonzo5622 t1_ixspyka wrote

I’m in the area and didn’t hear or smell anything. I’m on A and 4th.

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PicassoGoesDigital OP t1_ixsqkft wrote

Yeah I give up. But I know for a fact I wasn't the only one who heard it, there were two other tenants in my building talking about it in the hallway downstairs

¯\(ツ)/¯

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Doc580 t1_ixsehbn wrote

I'm on Clinton and Houston it's been kinda quiet around me.

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PicassoGoesDigital OP t1_ixsemfl wrote

You didn't hear anything about 45 minutes ago? Not only once, but twice. Am I going crazy?

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mythought22 t1_ixszj3j wrote

Lol i was actually there it was actually fireworks two of them on 3rd street close to ave D.

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PicassoGoesDigital OP t1_ixt54sk wrote

Oh, it sounded like they were coming from the west. Those babies were powerful, been living in NYC for more than 3 decades and have never heard anything like it. In any event, thanks for letting me know, really appreciate it.

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MJM-from-NYC t1_ixsrlw0 wrote

I remember the night of Sandy when the big one on 14th and the FDR blew. I was walking home to 27th Street from Pete’s Tavern a little before midnight, just by Gramercy Park when it went…there was a huge explosion (scared the crap out of me) and the whole east side sky lit up blue for a solid 15 seconds.

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PicassoGoesDigital OP t1_ixt6arb wrote

Yup I remember that one too, it's actually the reason why I got this terrible feeling about the two explosions today (which I've been told told were fireworks on Ave D and 3rd Street).

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CurrencyLanky3726 t1_ixss8gr wrote

Just some random NYC shit probably - unless you’refeeling the hot blast of a nuclear explosion you’ll be ok most likely

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TheTeenageOldman t1_ixsvmso wrote

Probably a truck driving over one of those temporary metal plates that get put over active work sites under the streets.

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Jorster t1_ixswdl3 wrote

Probably a manhole fire. I responded to one a couple weeks ago. They do go boom depending on what's underneath. Can also create a smell, such as a plasma like smell from electricity. Would also explain the sirens, but not on citizen. Did you find that power is out in the area?

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SquashMarks t1_ixswru3 wrote

A transistor exploded on the block I was on in midtown a few years ago. I thought we were under attack. Another block further away people had started gathering outside to see what the issue was. We all thought it was terrorism.

Nothing on twitter or the news all night til I found out the next day it was a transistor. That would be my guess here

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Softspokenclark t1_ixsy88x wrote

My bad, the pastor tacos from the taco stand killing me

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Danimal_House t1_ixszwkn wrote

Either fireworks or a blown transformer. 99% of the time. No need to freak out. It’s the city.

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NYCKINKSUB t1_ixsu3bk wrote

Sorry everyone, it was the turnips. I went back for seconds.

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zeno-citium t1_ixsqibp wrote

maybe someone had too many refried beans.

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losGordoGato t1_ixsn5pc wrote

I heard it all the way by Newark airport…and the sky lit up

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SeaAppeal3927 t1_ixsbsrw wrote

Omg I’m uptown and Ny 1 doesn’t even have anything on it. What’s happening?

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creamdreammeme t1_ixsq1rn wrote

Why tf everyone downvoting this guy? Lol

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DonaldDrap3r t1_ixswcmo wrote

Nothing of value. In a possibly serious situation comments such as “omg what’s going on!!!” don’t help. This isn’t instagram

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