Authorities responded after hundreds of bees crowded an umbrella atop a hot dog stand on 43rd and Broadway around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Posts on social media show police cordoning off the sidewalk near the infested food vendor.
The NYPD's beekeeper responded to the scene and vacuumed several bees off of the umbrella.
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How or why such a large quantity of bees swarmed that particular hot dog stand is yet to be officially determined.
No bees were arrested -- just taken in for questioning, we're told.
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