Crime & Safety

Williamsburg School Receives Bomb Threat Monday Morning: NYPD

An investigation is underway.

The school was quickly evacuated.
The school was quickly evacuated. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)

BROOKLYN, NY — A school in Williamsburg is evacuating due to a bomb threat Monday morning, police officials say.

A man called the police just after 9 a.m. on Monday, saying he planted three bombs in IS 49, a school located at 223 Graham Ave. in Williamsburg, according to the New York City Police Department.

The school was quickly evacuated, and an investigation is underway, NYPD officials say.

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