2026 New York City protest bombing attempt

On March 9, 2026, at a city press conference including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the New York City police commissioner Jessica Tisch said that the attack was being investigated as an "act of ISIS-inspired terrorism". Tisch identified two suspects from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, one from Langhorne and the other from Newtown, who were taken into custody. In addition, federal charges were brought by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York against the two men including "material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization". Police recovered a notebook from the attackers which had alternative targets such as shopping centers. ==Reactions==

Speaking about the incident, Mayor Mamdani first called the rally itself that had been attacked "appalling". He praised the counter-protestors, which were larger in number than the number of protesters, according to authorities. He then condemned the incident, saying, "Many of the counter-protesters met this display of bigotry peacefully. A few did not. Two men [...] traveled from two different towns in Bucks County and attempted to bring violence to New York City." He also commended the quick action of the NYPD officers and spoke in support of the right to free speech, saying the "right to peaceful protest is sacred. It does not belong only to those we agree with." == See also ==