Bomb attempt near NYC mayor’s residence was ‘ISIS-inspired terrorism’ – police | 10 March 2026 | An attempted bomb attack during a protest outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence in Manhattan is being investigated as an “act of ISIS[I-CIA-SIS]-inspired terrorism,” U.S. officials have said. Two teens accused of supporting Islamic State — Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi — have been charged over the alleged attempt to detonate improvised explosive devices, according to federal prosecutors. The alleged attack occurred during a protest on Saturday near Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence in the city, organized by activist Jake Lang in support of the U.S. military operation in Iran. New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the case is being “investigated as an act of ISIS-inspired terrorism.” “These were not hoax devices nor smoke bombs,” she told reporters, describing the explosives as capable of causing “serious injury or death.”