Update: Suspicious box found strapped to tree next to Syracuse City Hall; building evacuated

Update: Syracuse police are using a small drone to investigate a suspicious package or box strapped to a tree next to City Hall on Monday.

City Hall remains evacuated and streets nearby are closed.

Original article

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse City Hall was evacuated Monday as police investigate a suspicious package found near the building, city officials said.

Streets around the city hall have been closed. Police shut down the intersection of East Water and Montgomery streets.

The public is being asked to avoid the area while police are on scene.

Across the Hall Cafe, which is near City Hall, closed temporarily after reports of an unidentified object outside, according to the business’s Facebook.

City Hall was evacuated at 11:55 a.m. City officials and staff have been moved to One Pa