New York City police reopened Times Square in Midtown Manhattan to vehicles and pedestrians on Monday after a brief closure that followed a call about a suspicious device at West 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue,

Times Square was shut down Monday as the New York City Police Department investigated a possible suspicious package.

A suspicious package found outside a New York City police precinct that sparked a massive evacuation of Times Square Monday morning was deemed non-hazardous, officials said. Tourists sightseeing and locals commuting to work were left unable to bypass the busy Midtown Manhattan artery around 10:30 a.