New York City's Times Square was evacuated Monday morning after law enforcement discovered a suspicious package outside a New York Police Department ( NYPD) precinct, a spokesperson with the NYPD told Newsweek by phone Monday.

NYPD’s bomb squad is investigating a suspicious package found outside its Times Square facility Tuesday morning after a 911 call.

Times Square was evacuated due to a suspicious package, which was found to be harmless. NYPD and the Bomb Squad responded; streets were closed but later reopened.