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#Suspicious package sparks probe at Grand Central Terminal: cops

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“Suspicious package sparks probe at Grand Central Terminal: cops”

A suspicious package investigation at Grand Central Terminal snarled subway service and led to the evacuation of a subway platform on Memorial Day, authorities said.

Authorities were called to the East 42nd Street transit hub around 11:30 a.m. for a “cylindrical” package on the No. 7 line platform, cops said.

The platform was evacuated, police said.

NYPD Bomb Squad is checking a bomb device. — Authorities were called to Grand Central around 11:30 a.m. for a “cylindrical” package on the No. 7 line platform.

The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit and Bomb Squad were called to the scene, police said.

Authorities confirmed that the device was cleared by 1:15 p.m.

They had no specific information on the “package” or its contents. But sources said it was merely old plastic containers with wood attaching them.

Emergency crews outside Grand central. — Sources said the suspicious package was old plastic containers with wood attaching them.

Subway service has resumed at Grand Central.

During the investigation, No. 7 train service was suspended in both directions between Manhattan and Queens, the MTA tweeted.

Service has since resumed, the agency later wrote.

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