NYC Polling Station Temporarily Shut Down Because of Pipe Bomb Threat

A New York City polling station was shut down temporarily Sunday afternoon after the site received a bomb threat.

Election workers and early voters were evacuated from the East Harlem school around 12 p.m. until the NYPD could provide the “all clear.”

Hang on, I've seen this movie before…except I thought it's supposed to be a water pipe burst?

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“The NYPD notified us of a bomb scare at 1573 Madison Ave, which is an early voting site. Emergency protocols were initiated immediately. Staff along w/ a handful of voters were escorted out safely,” Board of Elections Deputy Executive Director Vincent Ignizio wrote on Twitter.

The NYPD notified us of a bomb scare at 1573 Madison Ave, which is an early voting site. Emergency protocols were initiated immediately. Staff along w/ a handful of voters were escorted out safely. 1/2

— NYC Board of Elections (@BOENYC) November 6, 2022

We are awaiting the “all clear” from the NYPD. Once received, we will continue with voting operations until our scheduled close time of 5pm.
Any further inquiries on this matter should be referred to the NYPD. 2/2

Vincent Ignizio, Deputy Executive Director

— NYC Board of Elections (@BOENYC) November 6, 2022

A bomb threat called into a New York City school Sunday temporarily suspended operations at the early voting site, police and election officials said. https://t.co/1iBW5AGAIj

— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) November 6, 2022

After authorities did a thorough sweep, they were able to conclude there were no explosive devices inside the polling station.

Election workers were allowed to resume their positions after the school was cleared.

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BOMB THREAT Temporarily Shuts Down Polling Station in Harlem

NYPD notified of a bomb threat at 1573 Madison Ave, an early voting site. Emergency protocols initiated immediately, staff and voters were evacuated. No bomb located. Site has now reopened.

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NBC New York noted:

Police responding to the school told News 4 a student called in a pipe bomb threat.

Around 1 p.m., everyone was let back into the school after officials deemed it safe to resume normal operations.