What happened in New York City in the 30 minutes before 4:30 PM on Friday, October 30, 2026, from the agencies to your pocket: no middlemen, no gatekeepers.
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4:05 PM · Suspicious package · 500 block of Atlantic Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
FDNY radio reported a suspicious package at 500 block of Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, at 4:05 PM. Radio traffic about it continued for about 4 minutes over 3 transmissions. No outcome had been reported on the radio at the time of this update.
- Status: Developing
- Where: 500 block of Atlantic Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
- Responding: FDNY
- Units heard: Engine 226, Engine 29, Engine 290
- Heard on: FDNY Brooklyn radio · 3 transmissions, 4:05 PM–4:09 PM
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