Anybody in New York watching the BREAKING NEWS?

[Haole Girl]

In NYC: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2556839&mesg_id=2556839

[La Lioness Priyanka]

1. yes

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

2. Yeah, the one eyewitness said it looked like it had a malfunction though.

Like the helicopter just sort of fell into the building. It's still crazy though.

[Haole Girl]

3. Thanks

Sad. Still, I'd rather have a malfunction than the other scenario.

[sir_captain]

4. yeah

just turned it on--some scary shit

[Haole Girl]

5. Now cnn.com has some more info...

..saying it was a general aviation aircraft and it appeared to fall into the building. Still doesn't explain what it was doing there (in restricted airspace).

[lizziegrace]

8. MSNBC News

said it was a helicopter as no planes are reported missing. The building is near a helipad.

No, wait, now they're saying small, fixed-wing.

:shrug:

Who knows??

Smoke everywhere. It's bad.

[Reverend_Smitty]

10. I'm watching the NY news stations...

they don't appear to know anything more than the national guys. Interviewing some people who say it was a plane and others who say it was a helicopter. So basically nobody knows what's going on

[sir_captain]

9. My buddy can see it out his window

apaprently it is a recovery ward for patients from the hospital of special surgery at NY-Presbyterian

[cwydro]

6. yeah

at work though and only catching snippets, plus they have the TV on FOX!

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

7. Yes, following it on the web

I am here in the Meatpacking District, quite far from 72nd and York.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

11. I'm sticking in the Lounge.

Some of the "humor" about this in GD is disgusting.

[Reverend_Smitty]

12. that's probably for the best

[sir_captain]

13. Agreed

on both counts

Awful that it is sort of a hospital building too.

[Reverend_Smitty]

19. So far 2 confirmed dead

[sir_captain]

20. Sounding more and more

like it was an accident, but really scary nonetheless.

[Reverend_Smitty]

21. Channel 7 is interviewing their sports anchor who lives across the street

from the building. His next door neighbor watched it hit, he saw the plane fly up just in time to miss his building and crash into the other one...he said no doubt it was an accident, the pilot lost control

[sir_captain]

23. Yeah, a pilot

who was driving down the BQE saw it all happen too and said it was very clearly a small plane with a pilot who had lost control of the plane

Hmm...there may be some people stuck on the floors above the crash

[Reverend_Smitty]

25. yeah there are another 10 or so stories to this building above it

I haven't heard if they were able to evacuate the building completely yet

[sir_captain]

26. Oy...

My grandfather lives about two blocks from there as does one of my best friends. I'm sure they're ok, but it sure made my heart skip a beat.

[belladonna]

24. Geez, and here I was thinking I should head over to GD

Post something meaningful and profound or something :shrug: I guess I'll stay here in the Lounge instead!

People are actually making jokes about it??? :wtf:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

27. Yeah, a few joke threads, 20 threads blaming it on Rove, a couple saying

it's not major news.

:eyes:


The Lounge is often more mature than GD, I find.

[Haole Girl]

28. I'm back, too...

I've noticed a trend. The lower the post count, and the closer to an election, the more freeper-ish some of the posts seem. But, we can't confront them with it (which they know) without getting into trouble. Grrr...

[Road Scholar]

14. Is it a chopper or a fixed wing???

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

16. 1st it was a plane, then it was a chopper, now it's officially a fixedwing

For now at least.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

15. fuck

I'm at work and some girl just stopped by my desk and told me about this.

What the fuck. I'm so sick of this shit.

[cwydro]

17. yeah in GD

someone just pointed out what 10-11-06 is upside down....

[Road Scholar]

18. Does today's date inverted change to 9/11/01 LOL Damn!

[BarenakedLady]

22. Yikes

I'm so oblivious to what is going on sometimes.

[Reverend_Smitty]

29. Now they are saying the plane was owned by Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle

no details if he was actually on the plane...also 4 now confirmed dead

[sir_captain]

30. ESPN is reporting he was the pilot

and is one of the confirmed deaths.

[Phillycat]

31. Very sad. He used to pitch for the Phils.

Young guy and very talented.

[Reverend_Smitty]

32. very tragic

[deadparrot]

35. I just heard that.

:cry:

Best wishes to his fans, friends, and family.

[NYYFan]

36. Very, very sad indeed.

[Fredda Weinberg]

33. Now I understand the police choppers above Central Park

I work on 72nd & Columbus Ave, west of the park - the crash took place on the east side. I was wondering why the helicopters were there ...

[lizziegrace]

34. It's been identified as a small private plane

They've identified the plane from the tail number.