Anti-Islam Rally Turns Violent Near Zohran Mamdani’s Home

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During an anti-Islam rally organized by pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Gracie Mansion residence, two people were taken into custody on Saturday after “suspicious devices” were discovered.

The New York City Police Department confirmed that they were alerted to the presence of two suspicious devices at the location. It was not specified whether the devices belonged to those participating in the rally or to 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.

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It is uncertain whether Mayor Mamdani or his wife, Rama Duwaji, were present at home during the incident. The police confirmed that no injuries or property damage were reported.

Two individuals of interest were apprehended, and the investigation is ongoing,” the statement added.

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 took place at an anti-Islam rally hosted by Lang, a right-wing figure campaigning for U.S. Senate, who urged “NYC CHRISTIANS” to oppose the “ISLAMIFICATION OF NYC & AMERICA & ALL OF EUROPE!!!!”

Lang informed his followers on social media that he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by “two Muslim men.”

“The homemade bomb they threw landed 3 feet in front of me,” Lang wrote. “The detonator failed to ignite, because God is on the throne of my life. We will never surrender to Islam.”

The rally, held during Ramadan, saw Lang organizing a pig roast as a symbolic gesture against Islam’s prohibition of pork consumption, The New York Daily News reported. The situation escalated into altercations between the anti-Islam demonstrators and counterprotesters outside Mamdani’s residence.

Right-wing influencer Jake Lang carries a goat during a protest organized by the influencer on March 7, 2026 in New York City.

Violence erupted as Lang emerged from a U-Haul with a goat, AMNY reported. At one point, a far-right protester used pepper spray. A witness mentioned seeing pepper spray being deployed near children.

“At least four people were affected,” the witness stated.

Lang has been participating in various rallies since being pardoned by President Donald Trump. In January, he claimed to have been stabbed by a counterprotester at a pro-ICE rally in Minneapolis but was unharmed due to a protective vest. The Minneapolis police confirmed that no official report had been filed.