Men in Bombing Incident Near Mamdani’s Home Motivated by ISIS, NYPD Says

The two men allegedly targeted anti-Islamic protesters near the mayor’s residence on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Law enforcement officers respond to Manhattan's Upper East Side as New York City's police said they identified a "suspicious device in a vehicle” on March 8, 2026. Joseph B. Frederick/AP Photo

New York City police said on Monday that a weekend bombing aimed at an anti-Islamic protest outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence is being investigated as an act of ISIS-inspired terrorism.

“Two men, Amir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, traveled from Pennsylvania and attempted to bring violence to New York City,” Mayor Mamdani said in a March 9 press conference outside the residence.