Officials have given the "all clear" after a portion of Times Square was shut down due to a suspicious package.

All clear given in Times Square following report of “suspicious package” — Dan Linden (@DanLinden) March 28, 2016

A portion of the popular tourist destination was shut down and cleared around 3 p.m. after a suspicious package was found. The NYPD confirmed they investigated the threat and called in a bomb squad.

NYPD confirms to me they are investigating a suspicious package in Times Square, area being cleared. — Nicolás Medina Mora (@MedinaMora) March 28, 2016

Times Square was previously evacuated in June 2015 when a suspicious package was found. Officials defused a homemade bomb in May 2010.