Web Strategy by Jeremiah (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Yesterday morning, on a slow Sunday, I was witness to yet another disaster being reported from first hand sources on Twitter. This has reoccured for the small explosion at Times Square last year, Earthquake in China, Bombings in India, Fires in L.A., and now a propane factory exploding in Toronto. When I tweeted that “BREAKING: [...]
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Con Edison has agreed to pay New York $24 million in damages from a steam-pipe explosion last year in midtown Manhattan.The company said customers will not have to pay more to cover the payment, CNN reported.An 84-year-old pipe burst during rush hour in July 2007 in the busy area near Grand Central Station. The explosion left one person dead and more than 40 injured, including firefighters and passers...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Con Edison has agreed to pay $24 million in damages caused by the steam pipe explosion near Grand Central Station last year. Con Ed will not pass along any of those costs to customers and in addition agreed to return to customers anything beyond $24 million that it wins in pending legal settlements related to the explosion. City Councilman Eric Giola spoke out in favor of the settlement saying Con...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
The money will make up for damage cause by the steam pipe explosion last summer at Lexington Avenue and 41st Street.
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Photograph of the red tow truck by sidewalk_story on Flickr A year ago today, a 24" steam pipe installed in 1924 broke and caused a massive explosion on Lexington Avenue and East 41st Street. Right after the blast, the Mayor called it a "failure of infrastructure." A woman died from a heart attack , while two people sitting in a truck right on top of the explosion were seriously burned: Passenger...
Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
We’re not alone in thinking Irish Car Bombs are pretty tastelessly named (you’d never see a drink called a Spanish Train Bomb or an Israeli Disco Bomb), but midtown office-worker zoo Public House decided to push the envelope just a li’l further by throwing a “steam-pipe-explosion anniversary party” (you’ll recall that last year’s incident resulted in a death and some injuries) consisting of $6 “PipeBomb”...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of that horrible steam pipe explosion in midtown that left one man dead and others injured. And Public House on 41st Street has some theme drink specials tonight to commemorate the occasion. We're talking $8 Car Bombs, $6 PipeBomb Drinks, and a “Taste Bud Explosion Platter” with wings, nachos and calamari. This is going to be the best steam pipe explosion anniversary...
NewsObserver.com - Local & State (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
The Duke University employee killed in a steam pipe explosion in May died from burns to his skin and airways, according to a report from the state medical examiner's office.
Business World (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
Witness a luminous explosion in the midst of New York's Times Square that is juxtaposed with its typical hustle and bustle. This is being depicted in a three-panel video wall. A few meters away, you are looking at a most unusual spectacle. Nine cars -- yes, real cars -- are suspended in midair, held aloft by heavy-duty steel rods. It is a cinematic projection that simulates a car bombing.
Ed Levine Eats (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
When I arrived in New York in 1973, there was precious little real barbecue. Then came the 'cue explosion of the '00s, the latest of which is Wildwood BBQ.
New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
Still stumped by an explosion last month in Times Square , police are again asking for the public's help tracing the origins of a bicycle they believe was used by the bomber.
Product Reviews Net (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008
A man managed to breach Heathrow Airport security and run into the path of an aircraft, the man had a rucksack on his person. The man who jumped the fence to get onto the northern runway was tackled by armed officers. A controlled explosion was carried out on the rucksack, however no bomb was found. The [...]
military.com (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Army's Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commanding general of the Combined Arms Center, visited the Times Square military recruiting station. After receiving notification of the explosion, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command directed all Army recruiting stations assume a higher level of awareness.
Bicycle Diaries (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
this bike is a pipe bomb ? The NYPD is still investigating Friday's early morning explosion at the famous Times Square Armed Forces Recruiting Center on Military Island at 43rd & Broadway. They've looked at dozens of security videotapes, hoping to identify a bike bomber .
OTB News (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
The New York Police Department has released photos of a bicycle and a suspect in Thursday's Times Square recruitment center bombing. The photo of the suspect, extracted from surveillance footage and released on Friday, shows someone riding a bicycle away from the scene shortly after the explosion. The second photo shows a metallic blue bicycle [...]
