Friday, February 6. 2009

NYC Maple Syrup Smell Mystery Solved with Maps

I guess I didn't blog this back when it popped in the last year or so, but a mysterious maple syrup scent appeared in various New York City locations back in 2005. Then it happened again. And again.... I read about it on Gothamist, where a user generated smell map (based on Google Maps) appeared complete with symbols of Mrs. Butterworth!

This week the Mayor Bloomber revealed the results of the city's study of the matter, along with its own map. Bottom line: the scent comes from New Jersey and is not harmful. It's from a factory that "processed fenugreek seeds to produce flavors and fragrances." The city's map was based on 311 calls reporting the odor.

- Gothamist

Posted by Adena Schutzberg in Google at 07:55 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) |

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