NYPD: ‘No threat to public’ in armed standoff with man outside United Nations

The New York Police Department says there is no current threat to the public as social media posts show authorities in a standoff with a man who appears to have a shotgun outside the United Nations building.

The department issued a traffic advisory at about 11 a.m. Thursday telling people should avoid the area of 42nd Street and First Avenue near the U.N. headquarters in Manhattan due to a “police investigation.” At 1:15 p.m., the department tweeted that the investigation is ongoing: “There remains no threat to the public as NYPD cops are working to ensure everyone’s safety.”A man wearing a red jacket can be seen pacing in front of the headquarters with what looks like a shotgun in a video tweeted by independent journalist Adla Massoud at about 12:15 p.m… (Excerpts from the Washington Times)