Port Authority in NY is completely shut down due to bomb scare

[Renew Deal]

I am being told by a reliable source that PA is being shut down because a man on a bus claims to have a bomb. The NJ Transit website just says "Police Activity."

http://www.njtransit.com/sa/sa_servlet.srv?hdnPageActio...

[ncrainbowgrrl]

1. Way to go, bush and crew! Homeland secure, eh?

[JHB]

2. Just in time for evening rush. Beauty.

I should probably just get a pillow and camp out at my desk tonight.

[Bitwit1234]

3. Mentality Disturbed

CNN just said he is mentality disturbed..

[ncrainbowgrrl]

4. we already knew that wolf was. ... OH, I get it.

it was not about the cnn staff, but the person on the bus.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Just in time for rush hour to boot! n/t

[Ian David]

6. Status as of 10/23/2006 at 04:14 PM

Status as of 10/23/2006 at 04:14 PM
NOTICE: Advisory Board is updated between the hours of 6am and 12 midnight.

Oct 23, 2006 04:14:44 PM
NJ TRANSIT trains and light rail lines are operating on or close to schedule.

Oct 23, 2006 04:14:42 PM
NJ TRANSIT asks all customers to be aware of their surroundings. If you see any suspicious activity or unattended packages, please call NJ TRANSIT Police at 1-888-TIPS-NJT.

Oct 23, 2006 04:14:39 PM
Due to police activity at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, NJ TRANSIT buses are discharging and picking up passengers on 9th Avenue between 37th and 39th Streets. NJ TRANSIT bus tickets and passes will be cross honored on NJ TRANSIT rail services operating from Penn Station New York.

More:
http://www.njtransit.com/sa/sa_servlet.srv?hdnPageActio...

[Ian David]

7. Port Authority Bus Terminal Partially Closed

Port Authority Bus Terminal Partially Closed
October 23, 2006

A portion of the Port Authority Bus Terminal remains closed this afternoon due to a police investigation.

NY1 was told the terminal was closed after a situation involving a passenger who refused to get off a bus. The Port Authority says the partial shutdown is just a precaution.

The streets outside the terminal are more crowded than usual, as buses are picking up and discharging passengers along 9th Avenue between 37th and 39th Streets.

Buses are not currently being allowed to enter or leave the south wing of the terminal.

More:
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=636...

[Ian David]

8. N.Y. bus terminal evacuated on bomb threat (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police evacuated half of New York's largest bus terminal on Monday after an emotionally disturbed man on a bus claimed to have a bomb, officials said.

"There is a man on a bus claiming to have a bomb but there's no one else on the bus," a New York Police Department spokeswoman said.

The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan serves 200,000 passengers a day, making it what the Port Authority calls the busiest bus terminal in the world.

"Right now the south wing of the terminal is being evacuated as a precaution. Police are dealing with what we believe to be an emotionally distressed individual within the terminal on a bus," said Marc Lavorgna, a spokesman for the Port Authority.

More:
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=dom...

[Renew Deal]

9. DU: Get your news here first.

[katty]

10. off his meds too long

[Ian David]

11. You get bonus points for being the source of confirmed rumors on the internets...

Good job!