{"id":156448,"date":"2026-03-07T22:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T22:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/156448\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T22:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T22:52:10","slug":"suspicious-devices-found-near-nyc-mayor-mamdanis-residence-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/156448\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspicious devices found near NYC Mayor Mamdani\u2019s residence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two suspicious devices were found on Saturday outside Gracie Mansion<\/a>, the official residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Officers were on scene at the time for a scheduled demonstration near the residence, the NYPD<\/a> told The Independent.<\/p>\n

They were alerted around midday to the devices and took two \u201cpersons of interest\u201d into custody, police<\/a> said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo injuries or property damage have been reported at this time,\u201d a department spokesperson added.<\/p>\n

It is unclear if the mayor<\/a> or first lady were present at the residence at the time of the threat.<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

Two people were taken into custody Saturday after suspicious devices were found amid a protest near Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The Independent has contacted the mayor\u2019s office for comment.<\/p>\n

Smoke started coming out of one of the devices, and the NYPD bomb squad is investigating, WABC reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photos from the scene appear to show one of the devices, a round object wrapped in metallic tape.<\/p>\n

The arrests took place during an anti-Islam protest led by conservative influencer Jake Lang.<\/p>\n

There, Lang and his far-right supporters met a contingent of counterprotesters, and the groups traded blows, while a far-right protester reportedly<\/a> pepper-sprayed members of the opposing group.<\/p>\n

\"Six<\/p>\n

Six people total were reportedly arrested at the demonstration overall, where right-wing activists and counterprotesters clashed (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cFour people got hit, at least,\u201d an eyewitness told amNewYork<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lang himself walked a goat through the crowd, and police later helped him exit the area.<\/p>\n

At least six people total were arrested at the demonstration, including one person for disorderly conduct and another for using pepper spray, police sources told ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Jake<\/p>\n

Jake Lang, a pardoned January 6 rioter, is known for supporting right-wing causes and eliciting violent counterprotests in his wake (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Lang, a January 6 rioter, was charged with making threatening statements<\/a> about a police officer who was present at a fifth-anniversary event commemorating the attack on the Capitol.<\/p>\n

The provocateur was also arrested last month for vandalizing an ice sculpture<\/a> at the Minnesota State Capitol protesting the Trump administration\u2019s immigration agenda.<\/p>\n

The previous month, Lang was in Minneapolis, where he led a \u201ccrusader march\u201d demonizing Muslims. <\/a>He also used his visit to praise immigration agents, who had just fatally shot protester Renee Good in the city<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During a January 17 demonstration there, Lang was vastly overwhelmed by counter-protesters<\/a> who chased him from the city\u2019s federal courthouse and targeted him with water balloons amid sub-freezing temperatures.<\/p>\n

President Trump pardoned Lang <\/a>along with most others who faced prosecution after the January 6 riot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two suspicious devices were found on Saturday outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156449,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[22111,8409,64663,9,24,56,63,65,64,64676,64675,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-156448","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-demonstration","9":"tag-gracie-mansion","10":"tag-jake-lang","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-ny","14":"tag-nyc","15":"tag-nyc-headlines","16":"tag-nyc-news","17":"tag-official-residence","18":"tag-suspicious-devices","19":"tag-zohran-mamdani"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}