- Williamsburg Bridge was closed to trains and traffic in both directions this morning as people walked along the top
- Two people were seen crawling along the structure before a suspect was apprehended
- The bridge reopened just after 10am this morning, but the public has been warned to expect ‘severe delays’
Dramatic footage shows two people crawling along the top of New York City’s Williamsburg Bridge as police hunt for a suspect trapped 140 feet above the East River.
The incident on Friday morning forced the busy stretch to be shut down while police tried to bring the person down.
Video shows stunned onlookers as two people sneak dangerously along the edge of the bridge.
The standoff finally came to an end after several hours, with the suspect safely taken down and taken into custody.
The bridge reopened to the public after 10 a.m., Mayor Eric Adams confirmed.
New York’s Williamsburg Bridge was closed in both directions Friday morning after a person was seen walking along the top of the structure
Two people were seen crawling past the massive structure as police responded to the call
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The closure led to travel chaos with trains and traffic coming to a standstill in both directions.
Travel has since resumed, but the public is still being warned of “remaining delays” in the area by the city’s emergency notification system.
NYCT Subway released a statement advising travelers that said: “J/M trains are operating with severe delays in both directions.
“The last stop of some 57 St-bound M trains will be Myrtle Av, which will provide service to Metropolitan Ave. NYPD has concluded their investigation into the Williamsburg Bridge.”
There remains a heavy police presence in the area, with reports of helicopters flying overhead.
Photos also show traffic backed up at the entrance to the bridge, which connects Manhattan’s Lower East Side at Delancey Street with Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood.
The incident comes just a month after the NYPD was filmed making a dramatic rescue of a man who was in danger of jumping from the same spot.
The incident caused travel chaos as the bridge was closed to traffic and trains in both directions
Mayor Eric Adams confirmed that the bridge has now reopened and that police have taken a suspect into custody
The closure comes just a month after police were called to help a distraught man at the same spot
Bodycam footage showed the nerve-wracking moment an officer climbed the bridge in pouring rain to reach a distraught man who was threatening to jump.
The rescue took place just after 5pm on September 24, in the wake of Storm Ophelia.
In 2018, the NYPD received a similar call and spoke with a man from the bridge for nearly an hour and a half.
Last week, harrowing images emerged of two police officers trying to lure a man from the FDR underpass.
Officers Carl Fayette and Eleodoro Mata were hailed as heroes for saving the citizen’s life.