Suspicious Package Near Times Square Prompts Evacuation

The suspicious package was reported to be in front of the Marriott Marquis hotel, located at 1535 Broadway.
Suspicious Package Near Times Square Prompts Evacuation
People walk in front of an NYPD station in New York's Times Square on Nov. 18, 2015. (Benjamin Chasteen/Epoch Times)
3/28/2016
Updated:
3/28/2016

UPDATE: As of 3:55 p.m., the portion of Times Square that was evacuated is considered “all clear,” according to an NYPD spokesman. 

“Once the NYPD finished their investigation, everyone went back to their offices, everything was fine,” said a woman at the front desk of the hotel.

Several reports have indicated the scare came from ‘garbage’ outside of the hotel, but the NYPD spokesman couldn’t confirm those allegations.