Crime & Safety

Bomb Scare At NYPD Facility Shuts Down Times Square Area, Police Say

The area surrounding the police station has been roped off as a bomb squad investigates the situation.

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A bomb squad investigated the situation, and city officials said to expect traffic delays, mass transit disruptions, road closures and emergency personnel on the scene.
A bomb squad investigated the situation, and city officials said to expect traffic delays, mass transit disruptions, road closures and emergency personnel on the scene. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

MIDTOWN, NY — Part of Times Square was shut down Monday morning and a bomb squad was on the scene after a suspicious package was found in front of a police facility, New York City Police Department officials said.

According to the NYPD, the package was reported at 10:32 a.m. Monday in front of the NYPD substation at West 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue, and pedestrian zones were evacuated and frozen as a precaution.

A bomb squad investigated the situation, and as of 12 p.m., officials confirmed the item was not dangerous, police said. The streets have since reopened, police said.

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