Rubble cleared by the FDNY on Monday, 3/31

The Fate of Jimmy's No. 43 After the East Village Blast

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 1, 2015

On Thursday, March 26, an explosion in the East Village damaged four buildings, and one collapsed. An iconic neighborhood bar, Jimmy’s No. 43, was badly damaged, and the bar's owner, Jimmy Carbone, was at the scene. He joins us to discuss the blast, and what the situation on the ground has been since then.

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