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,

Times Square was shut down Monday as the New York City Police Department investigated a possible suspicious package.

New York City police on Monday morning investigated a potential emergency in Times Square that closed the area to traffic and pedestrians. The New York Police Department posted on social media asking people to avoid the area of West 43rd Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan.