The front page of the New York Post shows a group of women using a selfie stick to take a photo at the scene of the East Village explosion. (credit: New York Post)

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Selfies taken near the site of the East Village explosion are sparking outrage on the Internet.

A group of smiling women used a selfie stick to take a photo with the blast site as a backdrop. The picture, labeled “Village Idiots” by the New York Post, was captured by a passing photographer Friday night.