I’m Sure It Wouldn’t Interest Anybody Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends

Does this mark a return to pre-9/11 levels of New York City callousness or is it an example of New Yorkers’ post-9/11 if-you-really-want-to-help-New-York-go-take-in-a-Broadway-show spirit? Hard to tell:

Witnesses to last night’s shooting described a wild scene in which as many as 30 shots were fired, creating pandemonium as patrons spilled out from Village watering holes like the Lion’s Den and the Back Fence on a breezy springlike night. In one case, a comedy act in a basement club on Bleecker Street was briefly interrupted — although the show in fact went on.

“I was in the middle of my set and I heard a series of pops and someone came running downstairs and said, ‘A person is being shot outside,'” said Hassan Madry, 28, who was performing on stage at the Village Lantern. “I tried to calm everybody down. I told some of my jokes. You know, you got to go on with it.”