A suspicious package allegedly addressed to actor Robert De Niro has been removed from a New York City neighborhood by the bomb squad.
The NYPD responded to the scene in lower Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood early this morning.
We are responding to reports of a suspicious package in the vicinity of Greenwich and Franklin streets in Tribeca, Manhattan. Please avoid the area and expect a police presence and heavy traffic. More information to follow. pic.twitter.com/foiMSJ0VNG
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) October 25, 2018
The address, 375 Greenwich St., matches that of the Tribeca Film Center. Robert De Niro is the founder of the Tribeca Film Festival.
A containment unit could be seen leaving the scene just before 7 a.m. Eastern time.
It is unclear if the package is related to recently mailed pipe bombs.
President Donald Trump lashed out at the media on Twitter this morning for causing the “Anger we see today in our society.”
A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I refer to as Fake News. It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 25, 2018
This is a developing story. We will post updates as they are received.
