One pedestrian was injured from a fall sustained while running during the frenzy, police told the outlet, while kids were also separated from their parents.
Witnesses claimed that they watched people screaming and falling over one another as they ran southwards on Broadway.
The NYPD's Midtown North Precinct tweeted at 10.09 pm: 'There is no#ActiveShooter in #TimesSquare. Motorcycles backfiring while passing through sounded like gun shots.
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