Grenade Found In Sunset Park Building

By Idy Perl

Over the weekend the NYPD recovered a grenade that was found in a building in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. 

The grenade was found in a bathroom in a building at 867 53rd Street just after 7am on Saturday. The NYPD quickly evacuated the building and established a perimeter while the Bomb Squad safely removed the grenade and placed it in a containment vehicle. 

The NYPD have yet to detail how the grenade got into the building. No injuries were reported from the incident. 

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