All Clear After NYPD Responds To Report Of Suspicious Package Near Times Square
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The NYPD gave the all clear Thursday after responding to reports of a suspicious package near Times Square.
Police say the package turned out to be a tin of crackers.
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Officers were called around 12:21 p.m. to Broadway and West 43rd Street.
The area was closed between West 45th and 48th streets on Seventh Avenue.
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