Posted on 05/01/2010 7:00:18 PM PDT by Steelfish
Times Square Block Shut Down
By SEAN GARDINER and R.M. SCHNEIDERMAN
NYPD closed off streets from 42nd to 47th along Broadway in New York City. Police shut down a block in the heart of Times Square Saturday night after receiving a call about a suspicious car fire, delaying some Broadway shows by more than an hour.
The call came in just after 6:30 and as of 9 p.m., 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues had not been opened. When police initially responded, they saw smoke coming out of the car but no fire.
Dustin Drankoski for the Wall Street Journal NYPD closed off streets from 42nd to 47th along Broadway in New York City. Police said a bomb squad investigation was on the scene and that the car on fire was a sport utility vehicle had license plates that didn't match the make of the car, raising suspicions.
On one of the theater district's busiest nights, some shows, including "The Lion King," were delayed by an hour or more, according to the Broadway World website.
Oprah Winfrey was in attendance of the new hit "Fela," being shown at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on West 49th Street, and the production began on time and wasn't interrupted.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
http://wcbstv.com/local/suspicious.package.fire.2.1669044.html
Gasoline and gun powder found in vehicle
Oh, the humanity!
cnnross From @susancandiotti: NYPD robot found “box within a box.”
5 minutes ago via TweetDeck
“Oprah Winfrey was in attendance of the new hit “Fela,” being shown at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on West 49th Street, and the production began on time and wasn’t interrupted.”
Priorities, People! At least ‘The Oprah’ wasn’t inconvenienced, LOL!
Via twitter
cnnross From @susancandiotti: NYPD officer passed an SUV with CT plates, noticed a box in the car with smoke coming out. FDNY put fire out.
Well Oprah was close by....that’s what got it shut down...
cnnross Watching another fire truck arrive in Times Square on traffic cam.
less than a minute ago via TweetDeck
Speculation it was a car bomb that misfired. Additional evacuations taking place. Broadway shows shut down.
The Apple store?
Thanks, the media types posting on twitter typically avoid open speculation - but they are saying it, without using th0se precise words.
Bomb squad is removing multiple red gasoline containers from the SUV.
Bomb squad is removing multiple red gasoline containers from the SUV.
USABreakingNews JUST IN — NYPD schedules emergency press conference after a bomb is confirmed to be inside a vehicle in Times Square, New York City.
2 minutes ago via Ping.fm
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Admin Move to Breaking News?
Will Napolitano declare that “the system worked”?
The detonator apparrently failed to set off the gasoline tanks. Muslim seen running from the SUV after parking it.
The detonator apparrently failed to set off the gasoline tanks. Muslim seen running from the SUV after parking it.
Nah, it had to be one of those violent Tea Party people. /s
Meanwhile both CNN and FNC are staying live with the yuc-up “correspondants dinner”
Someone please slap the POTUS to attention
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