A suspicious package was mailed to a New York office, Tribeca restaurant linked to actor Robert De Niro Thursday. The package was similar to others mailed to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and CNN Wednesday.
A suspicious package was found early Thursday morning at Tribeca Films office of actor, producer and director Robert De Niro, in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City, NBC News reported. The package was similar to ones mailed to CNN, President Obama, Hillary Clinton, and others earlier in the week.
Police descended on the site early Thursday, shutting down streets and evacuating the area, WNBC reporter Katherine Creag tweeted.
The package had similar labels, stamps and addresses as those discovered addressed to other locations on Wednesday, a ccording to NY1.
A video from a chef who worked in the area shows emergency officials at the scene.
“Bomb threat… all over the place. So we leaving work,” she says.
The address of 375 Greenwich St. is the location of De Niro’s Tribeca Enterprises, which produces the Tribeca Film Festival. It is also home to the Tribeca Grill restaurant, CNN reported. Police were called to the building shortly before 5 a..m., the network reported.
