Ooh Ooh, That Smell (What Happened To the Syrup?)

In New York City, residents of Queens and Staten Island have been suffering an olfactory abomination, so serious it's caused several victims to be hospitalized.

More than 100 residents of Staten Island and about a half-dozen in Queens complained about a gas odor permeating in their neighborhoods on Tuesday.

The U.S. Coast Guard, as well as fire and utility officials, were trying to locate the source of the odor. Mariners in the area also called about a strange, gaseous smell.

About seven people were transported to area hospitals after complaining of headaches and nausea, said Lt. Thomas Kane, a spokesman for the Fire Department.

Of course, this isn't the first time this week an unidentified odor has befouled its inhalers into hospitalization.

What happened to the good old days when Gotham's spontaneous smellbinding involved nothing more offensive than the sweet sugary embrace of phantom maple syrup?

Previously:
Unidentified Flying Odor
Ooh Ooh, That Smell
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