nytimes: Explosion Near Port Authority in New York Prompts Evacuations

An explosion Monday morning caused the authorities to evacuate one of the busiest transit hubs in New York City as the weekday was set to begin.The Police Department said in a tweet that it was responding to reports of an explosion of unknown origin at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue, where two subway stations, Times Square and Port Authority, are connected by a tunnel. The Port Authority bus station was also evacuated. [more...]