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A building exploded and collapsed on the Upper East Side this morning (62nd between Park & Mad). The news tells us it was a townhouse with a duplex apartment and a doctor's office (oxygen tanks?) and that it wasn't terrorism. As much as I may rant about the Upper East Side, that part of it is really something and deeply linked into my childhood and snobbery and I can't seem to tear myself away from the news.

ETA: Apparently it was a fucking suicide attempt?!?

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1010wins.com just updated with this:

The power company Con Edison said they were on the scene at a building next door _ responding to a report from a gas customer _ when the blast occurred.

Man. That's one hell of a gas leak to take a building like that totally down.

Doctors offices, so they probably had boomy things like Oxygen. I found out about this from my mother who, 5 minutes ago, non-chalantly aimed me "I was 4 blocks away when that building exploded on the Upper East Side. How do you think the White House knows it isn't terrorism?"

That's going to make the commute to school fun today. Bugger.

The trains are apparently fine, buses south of 72nd are fucked if that's any help to you?

It is-- thank you. I'll go crosstown at 125th instead of 65th.

the sirens were INCREDIBLE this morning (being 5 blocks down and a couple aves over meant EVERY fire truck that was near me screeched by my house). god help the people affected.

btw...now that I am back in town (at least until august when the latest show goes up) we seriously need to get together. email me about next week.

Seriously yes! Will do

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