2 Men Charged With Attempting to Detonate Explosives Outside NYC Mayor’s Home in ISIS-Inspired Attack

Federal charges alleged Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi deployed explosives outside Gracie Mansion and declared ISIS allegiance after arrest.

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

Two Pennsylvania men have been federally charged with attempting to detonate improvised explosive devices outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence. The men declared allegiance to ISIS following their arrests, prosecutors announced Monday.

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) said earlier Monday that the devices were deployed in the direction of anti-Islamic protesters and NYPD officers.