Throngs of commuters and tourists were evacuated from the heart of Times Square on Monday morning as cops investigated a suspicious package found outside the local NYPD precinct. A

A man was detained after leaving a non-threatening package at NYPD's Times Square substation, causing an area evacuation.

NEW YORK (WJW) — 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.

Times Square was briefly shut down Monday due to a police investigation of a suspicious package outside of an NYPD sub-station, police officials said.

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

A suspicious package that prompted a heavy police response outside the NYPD’s Times Square facility Tuesday morning has been deemed non-hazardous, according to officials.

Times Square was evacuated Monday morning after law enforcement discovered a suspicious package outside an NYPD facility, the spokesperson said. The spokesperson said that pedestrian and vehicle traffic will reopen shortly.

Detectives are reviewing the object and the papers inside but say there was no obvious message or threat implied by the object.