Upper East Side Streets Briefly Shut Down Following Report Of Suspicious Package
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Several Upper East Side streets were briefly shut down Thursday night, while police investigated a report of a suspicious package.
Due to a suspicious package E 59-E 62 St, Park Ave-3 Ave is closed, please avoid area until further notice @NYPDSpecialops is on scene #UES pic.twitter.com/ZBrHHyfpBn
— NYPD 19th Precinct (@NYPD19Pct) September 15, 2017
East 59th Street through East 62nd Street was shut down between Park and Third Avenues, following a call that came in just before 9:30.
It was later determined that the package was not suspicious, and the area was reopened.
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