Times Square subway evacuated after suspicious package found, bomb squad investigates

A suspicious package was found at Times Square Monday morning prompting immediate evacuation of the area. NYPD bomb squad and emergency services reached to the scene as tourists evacuated the area. Police responded to the site after receiving a 911 call about a suspicious device, the New York Police Department said.

Cops issued a warning on social media telling people to avoid the scene until it's cleared.

"Expect emergency vehicles and delays in the surrounding area," NYPD said.

#Breaking: Bomb squad looking at a suspicious package at the precinct on 43rd and 7th in Times Square. Streets are blocked off.

Looks to be okay now. The view behind my desk. pic.twitter.com/GV4GA6zd3f

— Kristina Partsinevelos (@KristinaParts) August 18, 2025

Bomb threat in Times Square right now. Times Square evacuated. pic.twitter.com/7j2kZnkczW

— Josef Najm (@josefwithanef) August 18, 2025

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. pic.twitter.com/csoK013son

— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) August 18, 2025

The blocked off area is near West 43rd Street and 7th Avenue.

Object not a threat, streets reopened

NYPD said the suspicious object was not a threat and the streets were being reopened. Cops are on th elookout of a man who left the object near the Times Square subway station and walked away.


Times Square is a major commercial and entertainment hub in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It’s one of the most famous intersections in the world, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue meet, stretching roughly from 42nd Street to 47th Street. It was named Times Square in 1904 when The New York Times moved its headquarters there (into the Times Building, now One Times Square).