York College on lockdown after bomb threat was received Thursday afternoon: NYPD

York College went on lockdown on Thursday afternoon after school officials received a bomb threat via email just before 1:00 p.m.

Police from the 103rd Precinct rushed to the scene and helped evacuate the campus and began a sweep of the buildings searching for suspicious packages. The bomb threat mentioned the York College Academic Core Building at 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. Students were ordered to leave campus as classes were switched to remote learning for the remainder of the afternoon.

An NYPD spokesman said Queens College also received a bomb threat via email around the same time but it was not yet known if that campus had been evacuated as well. A Queens College spokeswoman confirmed that a credible threat was received and all campus buildings were closed until further notice. Queens College classes went remotely starting at 2:30 p.m. School officials asked all remaining students on campus to “immediately exit calmly through the nearest safest exit.”
There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing, according to the NYPD.

Additional reporting by Anthony Medina.