Aug 18 - Times Square Evacuated: What We Know

A New York Police Department bomb squad has deemed a package that prompted evacuations of Times Square on Monday "non-hazardous," a spokesperson with the NYPD told Newsweek.

Times Square was evacuated Monday morning after law enforcement discovered a suspicious package outside an NYPD facility, the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said that pedestrian and vehicle traffic will reopen shortly.

Why it Matters

The evacuation temporarily cleared one of the nation's busiest public spaces and disrupted pedestrian and vehicle traffic in Midtown Manhattan, underscoring how quickly an incident such as this can ripple through a major tourist hub that routinely attracts millions of visitors each year.

Times Square is a convergence point for theatergoers, tourists and commuters, meaning any security incident there can cause outsize disruption.

The area draws large, dense crowds on a daily basis; figures cited by the Times Square Alliance and NYC & Company placed daily and yearly visitor totals in the hundreds of thousands and tens of millions, respectively, so law enforcement actions that close streets and pedestrian zones have immediate public safety and economic effects.

What To Know
Officers responded to a 911 call for a suspicious package that came in around 10:32 a.m. ET Monday in the vicinity of W 43rd Street and 7th Avenue.

The area was evacuated for the investigation as the bomb squad assessed the suspicious package, according to the NYPD spokesperson.

No arrests have been made at this time, and no description of the package was immediately available.

Officials with the bomb squad deemed the package "non-hazardous" and reopened the area to both pedestrian and vehicle traffic around noon.

What People Are Saying
The New York Police Department (NYPD) posted on X on Monday morning: "ADVISORY: Due to an active police investigation, avoid the area of West 43rd Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan within the confines of @NYPDMTS. Expect emergency vehicles and delays in the surrounding area."

What Happens Next
Officials said the scene was cleared and streets reopened after bomb-squad technicians assessed the package. Investigators will continue routine follow-up work to determine how the package came to be placed near the precinct and whether anyone should face charges.

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let's hope everything is good but they about to step up security which is always a plus

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Not only in New York you have to deal with high rent prices, influx of immigrants and dirty a$s streets, you have to worry about maniacs constantly trying to make a name for themselves. What is the actual benefits staying there

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Fake all fake so Trump can send in troops eventually

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This is why we need an actual Vigilante/Hero. New York really needs a Batman

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I cant do roommates. Someone always pocket watching
or bring random a$s people I dont know to my place of peace. And some days i dont like talking at all. Some days i dont like humans man lol

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Bunch Of Distractions.

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Security is very low at the moment. Yall safe up out there

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Always something going on in Times Square

Be careful what you ask for, because when Batman shows up, so does the Joker

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Damn u right. So how else can gang members and other violent criminals be wiped off the face of the earth?

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Hes incarcerated in the county awaiting on trial.

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the only way trump avoids getting removed from office and thrown in prison is a very large false flag.

dc takeover has been a disaster so far. peaceful protects. the cops dont respect the soldiers and agency guys. the soldiers and agency guys dont wanna be there and the peaceful resistance is getting louder each day leading up to a national movement.

Factssss!! Creating False flag events so they can implement new laws etc. Makes you really question sh*t and wonder.. If Biden was in office could he pull off the things Trump's been pushing and implementing?! I think not, Trump was the PERFECT figure to lead the charge because of the limited push back from the loyal blind M.A.G.A crowd. Once you see the bigger picture things start making alotta sense. Trumps just a puppet or scapegoat to rollbout this new wave of bullsh*t & regulations to try and flip the script for a bigger purpose

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