![]() ![]() Vehicular and Pedestrian traffic have resumed. NYPD NEWS August 19, conditions in the Times Square area have returned to normal. Conrad/The New York Times An earlier bomb scare at Eighth Avenue and 45th Street prompted a brief evacuation before 9 a.m. After Saturday’s attempted car bombing in New York’s Times Square, investigators announced that they were hunting for a man who was shown on a surveillance tape taking off his shirt immediately. UPDATE: The package in Times Square has been cleared and deemed to be not suspicious. “ The package in Times Square has been cleared and deemed to be not suspicious,” NYPD News tweeted. Police negotiating with man with possible explosives near U.S. EST): The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has issued an “ all clear” in Times Square after a suspicious package was tossed at people the area. LIVE - Police investigate suspicious package in Times Square. It appears NYPD have part of Times Square closed for an investigation, add'l units have arrived on the scene /epLK8UwSaG New Yorks bomb squad responded to a suspicious piece. ![]() Such calls are up 30 percent since the foiled Times Square. Specialty units were called in around 12:30. Such calls are up 30 percent since the foiled Times Square bomb plot. A tin that was left on a bench in Times Square was deemed suspicious and triggered a Times Square shutdown Thursday afternoon, cops said. Roughly three blocks of Times Square have been evacuated, from 45th to 48th Streets along Seventh Avenue. Times Square in New York City was closed due to a suspicious package during morning rush hour Wednesday. The NYPD receives 100 reports of suspicious packages every day. Law enforcement sources say a man riding bicycle threw what may be a cookie tin toward people sitting on the steps, prompting them to flee. ![]() A part of New York City’s Times Square is under evacuation Thursday after a suspicious container was tossed near individuals situated on the “red steps” in Father Duffy Square, according to emerging reports. The New York Police Department asked people to avoid a section of Times Square, New York on Thursday while a suspicious package was being investigated. ![]()
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