New York, Sept. 22 -- As the United Nations General Assembly is underway in New York, a suspicious package was reported near New York's 43rd Street and Third Avenue on Tuesday (local time) was cleared and deemed not suspicious, with the US Secret Service saying the item posed no threat to the public.

The New York City Police Department said in a post on X, "The package has been cleared and deemed to not be suspicious. 43rd Street between 3rd Avenue and Lexington Avenue remains closed."

Earlier, the police had said, "Due to a suspicious package, 42nd Street through 44th Street is closed between 2nd Avenue and Lexington Avenue. Please avoid the area."

A Secret Service spokesperson told ANI, "At approximately 3 p.m. on Sept. 22, the Secre...