A far‑right anti‑Muslim rally led by January 6 pardonee Jake Lang outside Gracie Mansion turned violent, with fistfights, pepper spray and a smoke device forcing NYPD to deploy its bomb squad after a counter‑protester allegedly hurled ignited, screw‑filled devices toward the crowd; multiple people were arrested as Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence again became a flashpoint for racist, Islamophobic agitation against New York City’s first Muslim mayor.