What was initially thought to be bomb scare that forced the evacuation of the Hudson Yards subway station on Friday, Oct. 3, instead turned out to be threat directed against a top executive of investment firm Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts, which is headquartered there.
Prosecutors revealed at an arraignment on Oct. 6 that an obviously distraught individual had showed up at the offices of the private equity giant and asked to see “the CEO.” When he was ordered to leave the premises, prosecutors said a security guard heard him going on a rant. Kill [name not released] Kill Kill Die Die Die.”
It was also, prosecutors learned, not the first time the man had turned up at a KKR office and threatened executives. On March 28, 2024, he turned up at KKR offices in San Francisco…