New York City police reopened Times Square in Midtown Manhattan to vehicles and pedestrians on Monday after a brief closure that followed a call about a suspicious device at West 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue,

The New York City Police Department on Monday advised people to avoid Times Square in midtown Manhattan "due to an active police investigation." "Avoid the area of West 43rd Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan

Times Square was briefly shut down Monday due to a police investigation of a suspicious package outside of an NYPD sub-station, police officials said.