Crime & Safety
Long Island City High School Evacuated After Possible Bomb Threat
Long Island City High School evacuated for three hours Wednesday due to a bomb threat, authorities said. Police found no explosives.
ASTORIA, QUEENS — Long Island City High School was evacuated for three hours Wednesday after a man called the school saying there was a bomb inside, authorities said.
A sweep of the high school by the NYPD's emergency services unit found no explosives, a police spokesman said. The evacuation ended about 1:30 p.m. and everyone is safe, police said.
Officers from the NYPD's strategic response group and counterterrorism unit assisted in the investigation, a police source told Patch.
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The evacuation of the school at 14-30 Broadway happened just before 11 a.m., according to social media reports.
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Broadway was closed to traffic and pedestrians between 21st and 12th Streets in Astoria while police investigated. A portion of 14th Street just north of Broadway was also closed.
It’s about an hour after Long Island City High School evacuated and police are still investigating. Staffers are waiting by 12th Street and Broadway to be let back in. pic.twitter.com/oXHDO4zYv8
— Maya Kaufman (@mayakauf) June 5, 2019
An investigation by the NYPD's 114th Precinct is ongoing.
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