New York, Sept. 23 -- The US Secret Service and New York City Police Department (NYPD) temporarily closed locations near East 46th Street and Second Avenue in New York after a suspicious item was reported near the United Nations headquarters, before reopening the area after determining there was no threat.

According to a Secret Service spokesperson, the closure was carried out at around 12 pm on Wednesday (local time) as a precautionary measure for public safety while authorities investigated the suspicious item.

"The Secret Service and its security partners closed locations near 46th Street and Second Avenue in New York out of an abundance of caution for public safety while they investigated a suspicious item," the spokesperson said. ...