The man threatened passers-by, lit a fire and set off fireworks, police said, and was then detained. The building houses an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.
The man threatened passers-by, lit a fire and set off fireworks, police said, and was then detained. The building houses an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.
Tough to source a clean video but Ive seen it and can confirm it shows a male throwing a few gallons of an accelerant (probably gasoline) in an empty unoccupied staircase and then igniting the fuel. The explosives were reported initially, as I believe suspect had fireworks, but I have yet to see anything other than the fuel. Those not in the know this is Court/Fed alley, there is literally a dozen courts within 5 blocks (including the various courts inside 26 Fed), NYPD can literally pop up barriers from the street all around.