NYPD investigates suspicious devices at anti-Islam protest brawl

Published March 7, 2026 2:53pm ET



The New York City Police Department detained two people on Saturday in response to a chaotic clash between a group of anti-Muslim demonstrators and counterprotesters near Gracie Mansion.

The anti-Islam protest was led by pardoned Jan. 6, 2021, rioter Jake Lang, who made news in January for his clashes with anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters in Minnesota. Lang’s Saturday anti-Islam protest convened around noon in front of the residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of the Big Apple.

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