Posted on 05/01/2010 7:00:18 PM PDT by Steelfish
Times Square Block Shut Down
By SEAN GARDINER and R.M. SCHNEIDERMAN
NYPD closed off streets from 42nd to 47th along Broadway in New York City. Police shut down a block in the heart of Times Square Saturday night after receiving a call about a suspicious car fire, delaying some Broadway shows by more than an hour.
The call came in just after 6:30 and as of 9 p.m., 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues had not been opened. When police initially responded, they saw smoke coming out of the car but no fire.
Dustin Drankoski for the Wall Street Journal NYPD closed off streets from 42nd to 47th along Broadway in New York City. Police said a bomb squad investigation was on the scene and that the car on fire was a sport utility vehicle had license plates that didn't match the make of the car, raising suspicions.
On one of the theater district's busiest nights, some shows, including "The Lion King," were delayed by an hour or more, according to the Broadway World website.
Oprah Winfrey was in attendance of the new hit "Fela," being shown at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on West 49th Street, and the production began on time and wasn't interrupted.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
Similar experience. Had just painted Baptismal and paint had not dried completely. Lowered me and my feet slipped and so did the pastor’s. We both went down. I was nine at the time and hated water.
I have a lot of faith in your NYPD and I've always liked the FBI agents in the field.
Thank you for the link.
Apparently just in front !!!
It is quite a mixed bag in that vehicle: blackpowder, petrol, and propane tanks (one report claimed that the tanks were for acetylene). The idea may have been to use the black powder to iginte the petrol and start a fire that would heat the propane tanks to the point that they explode.
Jimbo123 lives in NYC.
He knows precisely where it’s located.
But did the perp know that?
Comedy Central is down on Hudson now. But their parent company MTV networks is at 1515 Broadway.
Another possible scenario would be car fire, accelerant causes it to be fully involved very quickly, fire units approach to fight it, tanks cook off. Just knowing “what” doesn't tell us much. How it was configured is the issue.
Thank you Jimbo123.
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Thanks. Just want ot make sure we don’t go running wild with incorrect info.
Thank you VRWCTexan.
I also read some messages back about how they found some nails outside the car..reminds me of what suicide bombers do in Israel..its not the bomb itself that kills people, its the shrapnel and nails that kill them
Tweet - toddstarnes (Fox Radio NYC)
I just got statement from POTUS: commending “excellent work by the NYPD.” says feds are “prepared to provide support.” RT
half a minute ago via TweetDeck
Thank you nw_arizona_granny for the info.
Excellent. God Bless the NYPD..they saved the day
Well, Pathfinders have aluminum frames, no?
Still, using a car is for very tightly targeted attacks, some person in particular.
toddstarnes Associated Press now calling it a car bomb in Times Square.
Marc Ambinder reported Bloomberg’s staff was having trouble getting communications within the Hilton’s ballroom (in Washington).
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