Brooklyn Bridge reopens after scare over suspicious package
The Brooklyn Bridge, lower Manhattan and East River are seen in this view of the New York City skyline. (April 22, 2010) Credit: AFP/Getty Images
The Brooklyn Bridge was reopened Friday morning after it was shut down in both directions because of a suspicious package on the pedestrian walkway.
The report of the package came in at 9:38 a.m. Friday. Police say someone on the walkway saw a flashlight with copper wiring and called 911.
The NYPD investigated and found the package was not harmful.
The bridge, which was opened in 1883, is undergoing a series of renovations for the next several years and there is a lot of construction on both the Manhattan and Brooklyn sides.
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