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Mayor Bill de Blasio, speaking at a press conference late Saturday night on West 23rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, joined by new Police Commissioner James O’Neill, to the right, and Fire Department Commissioner Dan Nigro, to the left. | ZACH WILLIAMS
FROM THE STAFFS OF CHELSEA NOW, THE VILLAGER | Chelsea Now and The Villager, sister publications to Manhattan Express, report on the Saturday evening explosion on West 23rd Street and its aftermath:
Explosion of Undetermined Origin Heard Throughout West ChelseaGovernor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio inspect the rolling dumpster that was the point of origin for an explosion that injured 29 and shattered nerves in West Chelsea, at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Saturday evening. | MICHAEL APPLETON/ OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
