Agency spokesman Steve Coleman told WCBS 880 that a suspicious package prompted the evacuation.
The Federal Aviation Administration had put a ground stop in place for any planes departing from the airport.
The incident began at around 10:30 a.m.
BREAKING NEWS: Part of New York's LaGuardia Airport has been evacuated due to a report of a suspicious package.
According to CBS New York (http://cbsloc.al/11aani4 ) says the evacuation Tuesday morning involved the upper level of the airport's central terminal building.
Agency spokesman Steve Coleman told WCBS 880 that a suspicious package prompted the evacuation.
The Federal Aviation Administration said there’s a ground stop in place for any planes departing from the airport.
The incident began at around 10:30 a.m.
The bomb squad is en route.
New York City is on a heightened security alert as a precaution due to the Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon.
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