Steak, Coffee, Next Fall and The 42nd Street Car Bomb

By Donnie

This past Saturday night Christian and I had our monthly "Broadway Night". First was dinner at "The Old Homestead" a great steak house located in the meat packing district.  It's been there since the days when the area was labeled seedy as opposed to chic. I fondly recall the 80's and early 90's when all the S and M clubs were in the meat packing district. The area was dark, dimly lit but for the occasional cab illuminating the ole brick streets dropping off club attendees.

After dinner we jumped a cab and headed up to the theater district en-route to see "Next Fall". Having a little extra time, we stopped at a deli and had some coffee. As we were sitting in the coffee shop at 45th and 7th, my NYPD cell phone alert went off. The text read "Bomb threat" 45th and Broadway. I drank my coffee and speculated it was a hoax. Another false alarm. I continued sipping away and watching the parade of people and buses pouring into Broadway. About 7:45 PM, we exited the deli. I then observed that Theater Row was shut down and on "lock down". The powder blue and stainless steel Police barricades and police lines had been established. (They don't stop dozens of people trying to go under and over police lines.)