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I was walking down Broadway this afternoon, when I noticed that all the traffic was stopped, and there were police cars and ambulances all over the place, a few abandoned taxis on the side of the street, and a bus that looked like it might have crashed, even a FEMA truck. People in orange vests holding plastic flags swarmed the place, diverting foot traffic away. A nearby flag was at half-mast.

Along with a crowd of people, I got diverted into walking under a temporary construction trestle. The posters tacked up on the wood, instead of being the usual advertisements for CDs and concerts and movies, all seemed to be official and in alarmed colors, yellow and orange and black: biohazard warnings and "In Case of Health Emergency, the Federal Government Recommends These Six Steps" and even ads for a vaccine for the 'new flu'.

"Oh my god!" I thought. "What the hell is happening? I'm going to get smallpox from having been this close to the center! This is what I get for not having watched the news the last few days!"

It really took me a lot longer than it should have to realize that they were filming a movie. At least I hope they were filming a movie.