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Two people were taken into custody after a pair \u201csuspicious devices\u201d were ignited Saturday during protests outside of Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor of New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident occurred as an anti-Islam demonstration led by conservative influencer Jake Lang and a counterprotest were underway, police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters. An NYPD spokesperson said there were no injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tisch said she did not believe Mayor Zohran Mamdani and first lady Rama Duwaji were home at the time. Mamdani spokesperson Joe Calvello said the couple was safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThankfully, the Mayor and the First Lady are both safe, though the events are a stark reminder of the threats they both face regularly,” Calvello said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A bomb squad examined the devices, described as being smaller than a football, and said they appeared to be a jar wrapped in black tape with nuts, bolts, screws and a hobby fuse, Tisch said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2014\u2014 View of what appears to be a device in front of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s official residence in New York on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe do not yet know whether the devices were functional, improvised explosive devices or hoax devices, because we don\u2019t yet know if there was energetic material contained in them,\u201d Tisch said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both devices were being transported for further testing and analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lang-led protest, called \u201cStop the Islamic Takeover of New York City, Stop New York City Public Muslim Prayer,\u201d drew 20 participants, Tisch said. The counterprotest, \u201cRun the Nazis out of New York City, Stand Against Hate,\u201d drew 125 demonstrators at its peak, the commissioner said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The protests started around 11 a.m., with both groups separated into designated areas by police, but tensions escalated shortly before noon, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 12:15 p.m., one protester from the Lang group fired pepper spray at counterprotesters and was arrested, Tisch said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after 12:30 p.m., an 18-year-old counterprotester \u201clit and threw an ignited device toward the protest area,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It landed in the crosswalk and witnesses \u201creported seeing flames and smoke as it traveled through the air,\u201d she said. The device struck a barrier and extinguished itself a few feet from police officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2014\u2014 A person flees after throwing a homemade explosive device during a protest organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang in front of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s official residence on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The counterprotester then ran and retrieved a second device from a 19-year-old man, according to police. The 18-year-old lit the device and ran with it, then dropped it on the west side of East End Avenue between East 86th and East 87th streets, Tisch said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both individuals were taken into custody. The NYPD said no charges had been filed as of Saturday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tisch said the whole incident was captured on an NYPD surveillance camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said there was no immediate indication the incident “is related to the ongoing hostilities in Iran” but said the investigation is still ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the devices were seen, officers established a safety perimeter and launched a search, including K-9 sweeps and manual canvassing, for potential additional devices. None had been found as of Saturday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, six people were arrested as a result of Saturday’s protest \u2014 the two men \u201cresponsible for handling and deploying the devices,\u201d the person who deployed pepper spray and three others related to disorderly conduct and obstructing traffic, Tisch said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2014\u2014 Right-wing influencer Jake Lang walks with a goat and supporters at a protest organized by the influencer on Saturday in New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mamdani is New York City\u2019s first Muslim mayor. The protest was held during the holy month of Ramadan, which is observed by Muslims around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calvello condemned the Lang-led protest as \u201cdespicable and Islamophobic.\u201d He said the mayor has spoken with Tisch and that the NYPD is actively investigating the protest, counterprotest and the suspicious devices outside Gracie Mansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lang could not immediately be reached for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lang, a right-wing provocateur who was pardoned for charges tied to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, has held similar rallies in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also hosted an anti-immigration protest in Minneapolis in January in the days after the killing of Renee Good. Good, 37, was fatally shot by a federal immigration officer, prompting national outrage. Ahead of the rally, Lang promised to burn a Quran at the site of the demonstration but did not appear to do so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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