Falling Debris: Avoid World Trade Center Area, NYC

Notification issued from Notify NYC 6/27/12 at 2:05 PM.
Emergency personnel are responding to a construction incident at the World Trade Center near Church Street and Cortlandt Street.

As a result of falling debris, the following streets are closed to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic: Trinity Place from Thames Street to Cortland Street; Liberty, Cedar, and Thames streets between Broadway and West Street.

Traffic may back up near Brooklyn Bridge routes.

There are no injuries. Expect a heavy emergency service presence in the area.

UPDATE: Glass fell 45 stories. Gothamist

 UPDATE2:All's clear at 9:15 p.m. 

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