ITHACA, NY (WSKG) - The Hilton Canopy Hotel in downtown Ithaca received a phoned in bomb threat on Wednesday morning.
The building was evacuated before the police arrived.
The Ithaca Police Department and Cornell University Police responded. The hotel and the immediate area were checked by K-9 units of both police departments. A statement from the Ithaca Police said no suspicious items were found.
Traffic was diverted for about ninety minutes.