Times Square area closed due to active police investigation

Published 18/08/2025, 17:20
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Investing.com -- The New York City Police Department has advised people to avoid Times Square in midtown Manhattan on Monday due to an active police investigation.

"Avoid the area of West 43rd Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan... Expect emergency vehicles and delays in the surrounding area," the department posted on X.

A two-block section of Seventh Avenue between 42nd and 44th Street has been closed to traffic, according to overhead images posted online. This area, typically one of the busiest in midtown Manhattan, would normally be filled with vehicles and pedestrians on a Monday morning.

Office workers in a building at the center of the closed section were instructed to move away from windows. Many employees gathered in the lobby of 3 Times Square, located at the corner of 43rd Street.

The police department has not provided additional details about the nature of the investigation.

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