Crime & SafetyUpdated: Oct. 23, 2025, 4:04 p.m.|Published: Oct. 23, 2025, 3:54 p.m.
The NYPD cleared the scene of a suspicious package at Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Manhattan on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. This photo from March 21, 2018, shows commuters make their way to the Staten Island Ferry at the Whitehall Terminal.(Advance/SILive.com | Bill Lyons)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD cleared the Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Manhattan following a report for a suspicious package Thursday afternoon.
According to a spokesperson for the NYPD, the suspicious package report came in around 2:45 p.m. for 4 South St. in the vicinity of the 1st Precinct.
Further investigation found that there was no threat to the terminal.
At around 3:26 p.m., Notify NYC issued an alert on X, urging residents to avoid the area around Whitehall Ferry Terminal as police were conducting an investigation.
“Police Activity: Expect traffic delays, road closures, emergency personnel, and mass transit disruptions between Manhattan & Staten Island due to a police investigation near the Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Manhattan. Avoid the area,” the post stated.
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