"The NYPD has, for the second time in less than a week, closed off the roads surrounding Gracie Mansion. This time, it is testing an object reported by a city worker in Carl Schurz Park, the 15-acre riverside green space bordering the mansion. The area is still on high alert after this past weekend's anti-Muslim protest, which culminated in two ISIS-inspired young men throwing improvised explosive devices into the gathered crowd."
"My doorman, who has been working at our Upper East Side building for more than 40 years, says he can't remember anything like this happening before. 'Yeah, we've had protests, Black Lives Matter. One time after 9/11, someone saw a suitcase in a car and the whole place was evacuated,' he says. 'But this feels different.'"
"My husband and I moved into our apartment on East End a decade ago. After spending my 20s and early 30s bouncing around downtown - Nolita, Chelsea, Greenwich Village, the East Village - I was ready for somewhere peaceful and clean, somewhere with wide sidewalks and flowers and lots of swings. Yorkville fit the bill perfectly."
A resident of the Upper East Side describes increased security measures around Gracie Mansion following an anti-Muslim protest where two ISIS-inspired individuals threw improvised explosive devices into a crowd. The NYPD has closed surrounding roads twice in one week to investigate suspicious objects. The building's longtime doorman, with over 40 years of experience, notes this situation feels distinctly different from previous incidents like post-9/11 evacuations or Black Lives Matter protests. The resident moved to the peaceful Yorkville neighborhood a decade ago seeking tranquility after years downtown, drawn to the area's wide sidewalks, flowers, and proximity to Carl Schurz Park.
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