NYC Right Now, 7:00 AM: Person with a gun reported, then called off in Upper East Side, Manhattan

NYPD radio reported a person with a gun at Roosevelt Island station (M) in Upper East Side, Manhattan, at 6:52 AM. Details may change.

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What happened in New York City in the 30 minutes before 7:00 AM on Monday, November 2, 2026, from the agencies to your pocket: no middlemen, no gatekeepers.

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6:52 AM · Person with a gun reported, then called off · Roosevelt Island station (M), Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan

NYPD radio reported a person with a gun at Roosevelt Island station (M) in Upper East Side, Manhattan, at 6:52 AM. Radio traffic about it continued for about 4 minutes over 9 transmissions. Dispatch later said it was unfounded.

  • Status: Called off: dispatch said it was unfounded (6:54 AM)
  • Where: Roosevelt Island station (M), Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan
  • Responding: NYPD
  • Timeline: 6:52 AM first report · 6:54 AM called off by dispatch
  • Heard on: NYPD Transit Bureau Brooklyn East radio · 9 transmissions, 6:52 AM–6:56 AM

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