NEW YORK ( CNN ) -- A man who allegedly set off a small bomb at a Starbucks coffee shop was arrested after he made the mistake of bragging about his exploit to friends , police said Wednesday . An NYPD officer stands guard outside a Starbucks where a bomb went off on Memorial Day . New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told reporters that Kyle Shaw , 17 , was arrested Tuesday night at his Manhattan apartment after a police investigation revealed that he bragged to his friends about planting the explosive outside an Upper East Side Starbucks on May 25 . Shaw allegedly told his friends prior to the explosion that `` Project Mayhem '' was about to begin , Kelly said , and that they should watch the news on Memorial Day . Shaw was a fan of the movie `` Fight Club '' and imitated Brad Pitt 's character from the film , the police commissioner said -- although he apparently failed to adhere to Pitt 's famous line in the film : `` The first rule of Fight Club is , you do not talk about Fight Club . '' The movie , released in 1999 , also includes a scene in which a Starbucks is destroyed . Kelly said there is no evidence at this time to suggest that Shaw was behind other recent small explosions in the city , such as the bombings at the Times Square Army recruiting center and the Mexican consulate . Shaw made the small explosive out of a plastic bottle , firework powder , a metal cap and electrical tape , Kelly said . The blast , at 3:30 a.m. on Memorial Day , damaged a nearby bench and shattered the store 's windows , the commissioner said . No one was injured in the explosion , but the bomb was powerful enough to have caused serious injuries if anyone had been nearby , Kelly said . Shaw has been charged with arson , criminal possession of a weapon and criminal mischief , he added .
Police : Suspect , 17 , wanted to launch `` Project Mayhem '' with bomb . Suspect is fan of Brad Pitt film `` Fight Club ' Memorial Day blast damaged a bench outside a Manhattan Starbucks .