Maria Beckford, visiting New York from her native London, was in Niketown with her 13-year-old son looking to buy a pair of soccer cleats when she said they were told to urgently leave the store. &151 - The lobby of Trump Tower was briefly evacuated Tuesday amid reports of a suspicious package found in the Manhattan skyscraper, sources said. In the days after a pressure cooker bomb exploded earlier this year in New York City, police responded to more than 800 calls of 'suspicious packages.' merrychristmas RickLeventhalFoxNews (RickLeventhal) December 27, 2016. Police receive about 42 reports every day of so-called suspicious packages, though that number can surge depending on current events. NYPD confirms 'suspicious package' at Trump Tower that prompted evacuation was a bag of toys. Trump Tower, in addition to being the president-elect's home and business headquarters, contains residences, restaurants, retail stores - and a lobby that by law is open to the public to visitors daily from 8 a.m. The lobby of Trump Tower was briefly evacuated on Tuesday afternoon after reports of a suspicious package being discovered. 'Police were shouting and telling people to leave.' 'It was hysteria,' said Andy Martin, a 16-year-old from the New York City suburb of Huntington. For more news videos visit Yahoo View, available now on iOS and Android.

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