Penn Station closed

Something happened today and Penn Station was closed. It's related to the terror threat but nothing has been clarified...


...yet.


We'll see what/if anything happened there later.

EDIT @ 1:00 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/07/newyork.subways/index.html

False alarm at Penn Station amid security alert

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Police shut down parts of New York's busy Penn Station Friday morning after an unknown substance was found in a soda can near Amtrak's ticket counter, authorities said.

The incident came a day after authorities warned of a specific terror threat against the city's subway system.

A police source told CNN's Jeanne Meserve that initial tests on the green bubbly substance found in the can indicate it is a green dye mixed with sodium hydroxide -- also known as caustic soda or lye. It appears to be a hoax, the source said.

Sodium hydroxide is used in many cleaners. It can be poisonous if ingested and can cause severe burns if it gets on someone's skin or in their eyes.

None of the station was evacuated, and police requested the closures so they could carry out an investigation, Amtrak's assistant superintendent Mike Gallagher said.

"There was no danger at any time to anyone, " Gallagher said.