Everyone's okay?

[mamadeb]

A small plane or helicopter just crashed into an apartment house on E.72nd St and York Ave in Manhattan.

I'm shaking a bit here in Brooklyn.

Comments

[fairestcat]

*hugs tight* I just heard about this from a co-worker and immediately thought of all the various New Yorkers I know online.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

I'm having...flashbacks. I was at work when I found out the last time.

I can't stop shaking.

[beck-liz.livejournal.com]

Just saw that. *hugs* So far they seem to think it's accidental, but yikes.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it is accidental - that's hardly a target - but..yeah. Hugs back.

[batyatoon]

*hugs*

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

*hugs* back. I'm sure it's an accident. Still.

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

WCBS-AM (http://newsradio88.com) is saying it's not considered to be terrorism.

M works noticeably lower (49th St, 2nd Ave), so should be fine. I do need to call my friend, who lives at 1st Ave and 70th St, though.

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

damn. forgot a clause:

"not considered to be terrorism, but NORAD is scrambling fighters, anyway, in accord with current protocol."

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

I can't get the website here...

And protocol...makes sense here. Thank you.

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

The FAA is currently saying a small, general-aviation plane.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Nod. Not a helicopter. Also, CNN knows not of Manhattan geography.

[terri-osborne.livejournal.com]

Also, that fire's too big and expanded too fast to have been anything as small as the kind of copters that land at the helipad.

NBC reported it as a small, fixed-wing private plane flying on VFR.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Okay...that's...I don't know.

Small craft aren't allowed to fly over the city for just this reason.

Someone was very stupid.

[spiderine.livejournal.com]

*HUGS*.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

*hugs* back.

[wordwitch.livejournal.com]

That's the Belaire, according to AP via a quote on the BBC.

Watching the print news now. **HUGS** I know this triggers all manner of flashbacks for you residents more even than for the rest of us.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah.

*Hugs*.

[vass]

*many hugs*

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

*HUGS BACK*

[lovelokest.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[wolfshark]

*hugs you tight*

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

HUGS Back

[prezzey.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy to hear you're not involved!! Back after 9/11 an online friend of mine also from Brooklyn was unreachable for 3 weeks... it turned out he was severely depressed and that's why he couldn't bring himself to contact anyone. I understand, but it really scared me!!

I think it's probably not an accident, but probably not terrorism either. Maybe someone had an axe to grind. But this is the stuff of conspiracy theories *shrug* I don't know, but I really wish I did.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Current information is that hte plane was piloted by a Yankees pitcher - a new pilot.

So, nothing more neferious than poor flying. I'm sad for the people who died and for his passenger, but otherwise relieved.

[hearts-n-roses.livejournal.com]

I just heard about it.

*hugs*

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

As I get more information, it's better.

Not shaking anymore.

[hearts-n-roses.livejournal.com]

Yes, it doesn't seem as bad as first reported. Still very scary for those of you close though.

Glad you're ok.

♥

[honoria.livejournal.com]

I'm at work (toystore in the East Village), too. We've got the radio on, and it looks like what above folks are saying--small plane, accident.
I'm glad you're feeling better.

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Get a glass of water, and drink it slowly. Take some deep breaths.

(That's what I did, and it helped.)

[castiron.livejournal.com]

**hugs**

[tod-hollykim.livejournal.com]

My stepmom lives close to there on east 73rd, but about a block and a half away.