Manhattan Bridge: What's that Smell?
09-25-07, 03:35 PM
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Manhattan Bridge: What's that Smell?
On the Brooklyn side, where there's construction, I smell it every morning. Smells like . . . I don't know. Chemical Roquefort cheese? Wincingly bad.
09-26-07, 06:44 PM
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I think they are lacquering the bridge. It's some sort of painting substance.
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You smell it too, then. It's truly toxic.
