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6. It makes sense for citizens to report them, but not for media to report on them

Wed Sep 21, 2016, 10:07 AM

Sep 2016

The former is caution, the latter is senseless spreading of fear without due cause.

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Lots of subway lines leftynyc Sep 2016 #1

There are suspicious packages all over NYC all the time. Renew Deal Sep 2016 #2

Oh now we'll have breaking news Helen Borg Sep 2016 #3

Are they sure it's not just an unlicensed Elmo? nt onehandle Sep 2016 #4

lol Renew Deal Sep 2016 #5

The NY press should report it leftynyc Sep 2016 #7

Good point. OK, as part of traffic reporting then n/t Tom Rinaldo Sep 2016 #10

UN is in session too . Historic NY Sep 2016 #8

That means traffic is already nightmarish jumptheshadow Sep 2016 #12

They have the planes stacked like cord wood at Stewart Airport. Historic NY Sep 2016 #14

Yeah, an annual mess. JackRiddler Sep 2016 #16

I remember seeing a clip of a "suspicious package" on the news years ago MynameisBlarney Sep 2016 #9

It was crazy here in Chicago after 9/11 Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2016 #17

Was it tRUMP??? freebrew Sep 2016 #11

Flying out of JFK early tomorrow morning bigwillq Sep 2016 #13

Oh for fuck's sake, this city's streets... JackRiddler Sep 2016 #15