Two people were taken into custody Saturday after “suspicious devices” were found outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Gracie Mansion residence during an anti-Islam rally held by pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang.
The New York City Police Department told HuffPost in an email that authorities “were alerted to two suspicious devices at the location.” The NYPD did not state whether the devices came from those participating in the anti-Islam rally or from counterprotesters.
View of an unexploded homemade explosive device thrown during a protest organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang against so-called “Islamification” in New York, in front of Gracie Mansion, New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s official residence, in New York on March 7, 2026.
It’s unclear if Mamdani or his wife, Rama Duwaji, were home at the time. However, police said “no injuries or property damage have been reported at this time.”
“Two persons of interest were taken into custody and the investigation remains ongoing,” the statement continued.
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A man carrying a homemade explosive device runs towards police before throwing it at them during the anti-Islam protest outside of the residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The incident occurred during an anti-Islam rally hosted by Lang, a right-wing provocateur running for U.S. Senate who called on “NYC CHRISTIANS” to stand “AGAINST THE ISLAMIFICATION OF NYC & AMERICA & ALL OF EUROPE!!!!”…