Desean Maryat, 26, is facing a slew of crimes, including reckless endangerment, making terroristic threats and threatening mass harm, when he placed the cylinder-like object outside an NYPD

Times Square was evacuated due to a suspicious package, which was found to be harmless. NYPD and the Bomb Squad responded; streets were closed but later reopened.

Times Square was briefly shut down Monday due to a police investigation of a suspicious package outside of an NYPD sub-station, police officials said.