Suspicious Package Delivered to the New York Times, Building Locked Down
Firefighters, police officers, paramedics and security guards swarmed through the New York Times building today after delivery of a suspicious package.
FDNY and police officers prepare to bring medical equipment and a gurney inside the building.
The main entrances were closed, although Times employees were allowed in through a service elevator next to the 40 St. entrance.
Dozens of curious spectators mingled along the sidewalks on 8 Avenue and 40 St early Wednesday afternoon, while restless employees lined up to enter the building. For about an hour, police barricaded the sidewalk in front of the 40 St. entrance.
Confusion was widespread, as many bystanders speculated that someone had again attempted to climb the Times building. At one point, a man yelled out, “get down from there!”
A photographer takes a picture through the building's glass walls by the 40 St entrance.
Police eventually determined that the package, which contained a white powdery substance, was not harmful, the Times reported this afternoon.
For a slideshow of photos, click here.
**All slideshow photos by Mary Stachyra. Edited and updated from original breaking news post.
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:59 am
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