Times Square Evacuated

[Powder]

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/...treet_and.html

A small white cooler left unattended in midtown forced police to evacuate two blocks near crowded Times Square on a sunny Friday afternoon.

The report of a suspicious package - the second of the day in the tourist-heavy neighborhood - came in around 12:45 p.m. at Broadway and W. 46th St., police said.

With tensions still high after last weekend's failed terror attack, the cooler left beneath a bench drew a rapid response, police said.

The section of W. 45th St. between 7th and 8th Aves. was shut down, along with 7th Ave. between 45th and 46th Sts.

A short time earlier, police responded to another suspicious package report on 8th Ave. and 45th St. - near where accused bomber Faisal Shahzad parked his explosives-laden SUV.

The package turned out to be someone's lunch, police said.

NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly said the number of reported suspicious packages was up about 30% since last Saturday's botched bombing.

There were 145 calls on Thursday alone, Kelly said, up from the typical 90-100 per day.

According to calls from pedestrians, men in hasmat suits have been confirmed on site as well as the hostage negotiation team. Bomb sqaud has just arrived...

I lived in NY for almost my entire life, I hate this.

[Powder]

It was F*CKIN WATER BOTTLES AND A CAN OF SODA!



AYEEE..



This is what its come to. You know how much money went into inspecting this? Sheesh! The state of living is truly something to marvel at.

[agliarept]

yea its a ****** time were living. at least on the bright side theres no bomb so cant be all that bad. Im in NY too. sucks!

[Lynn]

I'm not sure whether to laugh. In hindsight, it all seems silly. On the other hand, however, it could have beem something dangerous.

[Leonardo Mystic]

Originally Posted by Powder

It was F*CKIN WATER BOTTLES AND A CAN OF SODA!



AYEEE..



This is what its come to. You know how much money went into inspecting this? Sheesh! The state of living is truly something to marvel at.

I know you feel a little frustrated over this, but it's best to be safe than sorry. In a post 9/11 world, our lives have been radically changed. We don't need to live in fear, but we must be vigilant and aware of our surroundings. That's what's been happening more and more and even if it was just a cooler full of sodas and water, at least I know there are people trying to keep us safe.

[Machias Banshee]

It's like the whole incident with the greyhound bus in Portsmouth. That was just a five minute drive from where I work. Took them forever to get the guy out of the bus, and I still don't understand everything that happened with that...

But I would rather be safe than be sorry..

[Mutated Turtle]

Originally Posted by Powder

It was F*CKIN WATER BOTTLES AND A CAN OF SODA!

Ever since 911,people have been WAYYYY to cautious about bomb threats.Really,people take WATER BOTTLES AND A CAN OF SODA too far.

[Teddy]

Originally Posted by pipsqueak

Ever since 911,people have been WAYYYY to cautious about bomb threats.Really,people take WATER BOTTLES AND A CAN OF SODA too far.

Ok, people are NOT being "wayyyy to cautious" about these things. If we'd been a little more aware and cautious in the first place, 9/11 might have been prevented. The Times Square incident just shows we've learned from our mistakes and how to open our freakin' eyes to the fact that we are not an invincible nation.

[Candy Kappa]

a cooler with water bottles and soda, that is hilarious, had it been a unattended bag, okay, I see some concern there, but a cooler. Not sure how things are at time square, but her in Norway it would have been looted within 5 minutes it had been unattended by either Romanian beggars or Hobos. putting a bomb in a cooler seems like bad planning.

heck I forgot my bag containing my Gi uniform I used during my sword practice, at the bus terminal. Never saw it again, it was left 2 meters away from the lost and found booth. So someone walked off with my well used training clothes