The evacuation came at the same time police in Washington, D.C., were negotiating with a man who parked outside the Library of Congress building and claimed to have an explosive device. Police converged around West 39th Street and Seventh. Photos and videos shared on social media showed a portion of Times Square empty of the usual crowds of tourists as police and other emergency vehicles lined the streets. Given what happened there Saturday night - a botched attempt at a car-bombing - it's not too surprising that the discovery of a 'suspicious package,' according to CNN, has led to the closing of. MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY A busy block steps away from Times Square was shut down Friday morning as authorities responded to a suspicious package.
Police had warned the public to avoid the area on West 45 Street to 48 Street on Broadway to 7th Avenue in Manhattan. 19, 2021, as police investigated a report of a suspicious package. New York police gave an "all clear" by 1:15 p.m., saying, "the package in Times Square has been cleared and deemed to be not suspicious." Read More A rare sight: Times Square was evacuated Thursday, Aug. two suspicious packages near the NYPD Sub Station in Times Square with. NEW YORK - Police on Thursday cleared Times Square amid a threat of a suspicious package before determining the area was safe only an hour later.ĭetective Hubert Reyes told USA TODAY there was a 911 call shortly after noon Thursday for the area of West 47th Street and 7th Avenue, the location of the iconic New York landmark. Police examined a suspicious package on a sidewalk with negative results. Several midtown blocks in Times Square were evacuated briefly tonight so that the bomb squad could investigate a suspicious package a paper bag left on top of a brown box near the Morgan.
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