Bomb threat near the school (Liveblog)
9:17
Police let civilians back on the street.
9:14
The scene is already being dismantled. The explosives man is taking off his suit. News come in of a suspicious package at the local synagogue.
9:10
There is a small, indeterminate pop like a plastic container falling to the ground.
9:00
Situation remains tense but still no defining moment. The man in the suit returned briefly while some students quickly grabbed some cameras and went to cover it.
8:50
The bomb squad arrived. Police outfitted an expert in a heavy anti-explosives suit that resembled an astronaut’s gear. This “astronaut” donned his helmet and ambled towards seventh avenue.
8:45
Made it upstairs through the entrance on 41st street. At this point, everyone except police cleared the block. The scene unfolded right underneath the newsroom windows.
The incident is starting to look increasingly like a bomb threat.
8:30
Arrived at the scene to discover a police line stretched across the entrance to 40th street between 7th and 8th avenue. Police trucks kept rolling in while civilians kept filing out under police direction.