Cyrus Langhorne
Music mogul Jay Z's popular 40/40 Club is making headlines this week in New York after having law enforcement storm the area over a bomb scare.
According to reports, police investigated a possible bomb found in a phone booth outside of the sports bar.
The NYPD’s Bomb Squad was dispatched to the Flatiron District Tuesday morning after a bizarre object that looked like an explosive was found in a phone booth outside a restaurant owned by rapper Jay Z, officials said. The device, described by police sources as “a flashing light with wires attached to two pieces of wood” was found in a booth outside the 40/40 Club on W. 25th St. and Broadway just after 7 a.m. (NY Daily News)
These additional details from the bomb scare have surfaced…
Police were forced to keep pedestrians away from the area.
Bomb Squad investigators rushed to the scene and x-rayed the phone booth. The investigation was continuing Tuesday morning. Traffic was allowed to continue, but onlookers and pedestrians were ordered away from the area, witnesses said. (NY Daily News)
The popular sports bar’s New Jersey location shut down in October 2012.
Atlantic City’s 40/40 Club, co-owned by hip-hop star Jay Z, has closed. The Press of Atlantic City reported the $4 million club actually shut down in October when its lease expired. Club spokesman Ron Berkowitz told the newspaper the club has not operated since Superstorm Sandy flooded it and tore a hole in the roof, right around when its lease ended. Since it opened in October 2005, the club hosted stars including Beyonce, rapper Lil’ Wayne, and rapper and current “American Idol” judge Nicki Minaj, in addition to numerous sports celebrities. (CBS Local)
A statement on its closure had surfaced online following the announcement.
The $4 million, two-level facility co-owned by hip-hop superstar Jay-Z closed in October, said Cristin Bentz, assistant general manager for Tanger Outlets The Walk. “Our leasing team is actively and diligently working to bring a great new tenant into the space. Stay tuned,” Bentz said. (Press of Atlantic)
