The suspicious pressure cooker found near the Grand Central Parkway in Queens Sunday afternoon has been deemed safe, officials said.

The NYPD bomb squad was called about 3:45 p.m. to investigate the device spotted on a sidewalk at Bell Boulevard and the Grand Central Parkway. They gave the all clear an hour later, cops said.

Officers from the Emergency Services Unit initially responded to the location about 2:40 p.m.

It remains unclear how the device ended up there or whether it was ever dangerous, cops said.

Traffic was snarled on the Grand Central Parkway, as police temporarily shut down the busy roadway.