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New York City's Times Square reopened to traffic after a bomb squad found no explosive devices in an abandoned van parked in the area.
The area was blocked off and two high-rise buildings home to Nasdaq and publishing company Conde Nast were partially evacuated but allowed back in around 1 p.m. Nasdaq said its trading was unaffected. Conde Nast was in the process of evacuating when the order was lifted.
New York City's Times Square reopened to traffic after a bomb squad found no explosive devices in an abandoned van parked in the area.
The area was blocked off and two high-rise buildings home to Nasdaq and publishing company Conde Nast were partially evacuated but allowed back in around 1 p.m. Nasdaq said its trading was unaffected. Conde Nast was in the process of evacuating when the order was lifted.
The van had tinted windows and a placard from a nonexistent law enforcement agency on the dashboard. It had no license plates, but a temporary registration was found inside.
"Its presence in Times Square just before New Year's Eve causes us concern, and that's why we're taking extra precautions," he said.
New Year's Eve in Times Square draws hundreds of thousands of revelers each year. The NYPD takes extra precautions around this time of year, doing sweeps of garages looking for suspicious vehicles, Mr. Browne said.
