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Watch A Massive Explosion Rock The Second Avenue Subway Project
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John Del Signore
Published Aug 8, 2012
Modified Aug 8, 2012
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Published Aug 8, 2012
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Do you like watching explosions from a safe distance, like when they're rumbling deep beneath the surface of the earth? How about explosions that advance the long-deferred dream of a 2nd Avenue subway line? If you're not living or working around the booming Upper East Side, where many locals are subjected to this bone-rattling thrum on a daily basis, you'll likely enjoy this latest constructo-porn video from the MTA. The impatient among you will want to skip ahead to the 40 second mark, just before the [SPOILER ALERT CONTAINING NO OLYMPICS-RELATED SPOILERS] the explosion:
If the MTA ever needs money (lol), they should just auction off the right to guest-tap that blast button! Damn, that must be satisfying. We could really use one of those on our desk; this B.S. button just isn't cutting it these day.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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