Suspicious package found near N.Y. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s home

March 10 (UPI) — New York City police investigated a suspicious device Tuesday near Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Police escorted people out of Carl Schurz Park at lunchtime after the package was reported by a New York City Parks Department employee. The bomb squad cleared the device, and police said it was not hazardous, but would receive more testing.

Authorities did not say whether the package is linked to the attack outside Mamdani’s home Saturday.

In that case, two men allegedly threw improvised devices at anti-Islam protesters outside the mayor’s home. They have been charged with five terrorism-related crimes.

Emir Balat, 18, of Langhorne, Pa., and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, of Newtown, Pa., were charged with attempted provision of material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, use of a weapon of mass destruction, transportation of explosive materials, interstate transportation and receipt of explosives and unlawful possession of destructive devices. They face up to life in prison.

The Department of Justice said the men, who waived their Miranda rights, said they did it in support of ISIS.