Sugar Falls in Manhattan

I actually noticed this smell in the Union Square subway station around 7:30 pm. Considering that the station frequently pulls in odors from street vendors (the L platform always smells like roasted hot dogs) it didn't seem unusual. But it was quite distinctive...and very pleasant, even homey. It was immediately recognizable as maple sugar or maple syrup. But maybe it's a deceptively sweet harbinger of danger ahead. An evil attack of...THe Sweet Tooth!

Or something like that.

What's That Smell?
or
Good Smell Perplexes New Yorkers