The cylinder-style device was discovered outside the NYPD’s substation in Times Square at around 10:30 a.m., law-enforcement sources said.

#Breaking: Bomb squad looking at a suspicious package at the precinct on 43rd and 7th in Times Square. Streets are blocked off. Looks to be okay now. The view behind my desk. pic.twitter.com/GV4GA6zd3f

The 42nd Street Times Square Station, which serves the N, Q, R, W, 1, 2, 3, A, C and E lines, was cleared out as a precaution, sources said.

The NYPD’s bomb squad was responding to the area.

Seventh Avenue, between West 43rd and 42nd Street, was blocked off to pedestrians and vehicular traffic.

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