Bomb threats phoned into 2 Brooklyn Yeshivahs moments apart
The first threatening call came into Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School at approximately 9:54 a.m. Friday. Six minutes later United Talmudical Academy (UTA) of Williamsburg received a similar call.
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Bomb threats were phoned into two Brooklyn Yeshivahs just minutes apart, according to the NYPD.
The first threatening call came into Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School at approximately 9:54 a.m. Friday. Six minutes later, United Talmudical Academy (UTA) of Williamsburg received a similar call.
Emergency Service Units and K9s responded to the two schools, which were both evacuated.
Police say they deemed both threats unfounded. Students and staff have since returned to their classrooms.
Citizen app footage from the scene in Flatbush at 1609 Ave. J shows NYPD officers on scene as students stand near school buses.
Near the Williamsburg school, located at 590 Bedford Ave., Citizen app video shows the block taped off and lined with firetrucks.
The incidents have communities across Brooklyn on edge. They come after three other bomb threats at schools earlier this week.
Police say no injuries were reported.
News 12 reached out to the New York City Department of Education and the School Safety Agency and is awaiting responses.
