New York City's Times Square was evacuated Monday morning after law enforcement discovered a suspicious package outside a New York Police Department ( NYPD) precinct, a spokesperson with the NYPD told Newsweek by phone Monday.

A suspicious package found in Times Square was intentionally placed, sources told PIX11 News. Police advised people to avoid the area near 43rd Street and Seventh Avenue Monday just after 11 a.m. A suspicious package was found in front of a police facility,