Godawful burning-rubber smell -- anyone else smell it?

brooke lynn knight

Around 5th St/5th Av. I don't hear sirens, though, which makes me think it might not be local. Really a disturbing, headache-inducing smell that's penetrating through closed windows. Anyone know what/where it is?

carmen

im on 7th bt 5th-6th and i smell nothing...yet

MOD

Opps, sorry, last time I get take out there. :oops:

longtimesloper

I was having dinner at Belleville at that time and didn't notice any burning odor.

modsquad

Sorry it smells like one of my generic prophylactics.

brooke lynn knight

Well, it's gone now... lasted for a little over an hour. It was definitely coming from outside, because the smell was much stronger when I went out. Even my 2-year-old noticed it. Maybe it was a warehouse fire in Jersey or somewhere, and when the wind shifted the smell went away. Who can say? :scratch:

drano

Maybe another Access-A-Ride went up in smoke.