The NYPD has closed down 9th Avenue between 34th and 33rd Streets, due to a suspicious package. A reader sent us a photograph of the package in question—numerous bags under a bus stop bench. Ever since the attempted car bombing in Times Square on May 1, there have been numerous calls about suspicious packages (street vendors were credited with tipping off cops in the May 1 incident).
Update: The packages were apparently deemed not suspicious later on, as the street reopened without incident.
