Police briefly shut down Times Square in New York City on Monday due to reports of a suspicious package left outside of an New York Police Department substation, officials said.

A cylinder-style device was discovered around 10:30 a.m. in front of a midtown precinct substation front door, according to law enforcement. Police cordoned off 7th Avenue between 42nd and 43rd streets to pedestrian and vehicle traffic.

The bomb squad was called out to investigate the device and ultimately deemed the object not to be a legitimate threat. The NYPD building was evacuated out of a precaution, officials said.

Police officials gave the "all clear" shortly before 12 p.m. and began working to reopen the Times Square area.

Police said video showed a man who reportedly left the "hoax" device in front of

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