A Bronx man is facing charges after Times Square was shut down Monday as police investigated a suspicious package. The New York City Police Department said 26-year-old Desean Maryat was charged with placing a false bomb/hazardous substance and making terroristic threats, among other counts.

The ensuing investigation prompted police to close Seventh Avenue between 42nd and 44th Streets on Monday morning.

NYPD shut down the Times Square area on Monday, 18 August 2025, after reports of a ‘suspicious package’ lying outside the front gate of the local police station building.