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Police Activity Near The D'Angelo Building. Please Avoid The Area.

NYbomb threatemergency notificationhigh confidence
UnfoundedNo evidence of an actual threat was found. The institutional response is documented because the alert communication is identical to what would occur during a real incident.

On November 13, 2025, St. John's University evacuated the D'Angelo Center (DAC) on its Queens campus following a bomb threat received Thursday afternoon. A text alert went out to the campus community at 3:54 p.m. EST instructing people to avoid the area, and the building was swept by Public Safety in coordination with the NYPD.

Alerts
2
Response
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Killed
0
Injured
0
Institution
St. John's University
Private R2 · NY
~21,000 studentsSt. John's University Emergency Notification System
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
Verified verbatimThe Torch (St. John's student newspaper)66 chars
Police Activity Near The D'Angelo Building. Please Avoid The Area.
Sent at 3:54 PM EST on November 13, 2025, by the St. John's University Emergency Notification System
The D'Angelo Center had already been evacuated shortly before this text alert was sent, leaving some students learning of the situation only after they had left the building
The alert is notably terse and uses 'Police Activity' as a euphemism rather than naming the bomb threat directly
ALL CLEAREmail
Approximate reconstruction260 chars
Following an investigation by the Department of Public Safety in coordination with the New York City Police Department, the D'Angelo Center has been cleared and is reopen. Regular university activities have resumed. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed from reporting in The Torch indicating the school resumed regular activities after a Public Safety/NYPD investigation
The exact text of the follow-up email was not preserved in the available reporting
Context

Background

The D'Angelo Center (DAC) is the central student union and administrative building on the Queens campus of St. John's University, housing dining, student services, and large meeting spaces. The November 13, 2025 bomb threat prompted a swift evacuation and a text alert from the St. John's Emergency Notification System at 3:54 p.m. directing the community to avoid the area. The threat came amid a broader pattern of bomb threats and swatting calls targeting US college campuses in fall 2025, including hoax shooting threats at NYU and other universities. NYPD bomb-detection units swept the building and found no device. St. John's Department of Public Safety maintains a Recent Alerts archive but the public-facing alert page does not include this incident in detail.
Outcome
Investigation by Public Safety and the NYPD found no device. The building was reopened and the university returned to regular operations later that evening.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Student Paper
    Students Return to Normal Activity Following a Bomb Threat Reported At St. John's University (The Torch)
    torchonline.com
  2. Official
    Recent Alerts (St. John's University)
    stjohns.edu
  3. Official
    Emergency Preparedness (St. John's University)
    stjohns.edu
Tags
bomb-threatqueensnew-yorkprivate-r2evacuationpolice-activity-languageunfoundeddacUnfounded
Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion