In this image taken from video, law enforcement officers respond to Manhattan’s Upper East Side as New York City’s police said they had identified a “suspicious device in a vehicle,” Sunday, March 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Joseph B. Frederick) An explosive device was thrown during a protest outside the official residence of Zohran Mamdani in New York City, prompting arrests and an investigation by authorities, according to police and reports from the Associated Press (AP). Police said the incident occurred on Saturday near Gracie Mansion in Manhattan, where a small group of far-right protesters gathered. Counterprotesters later confronted them, leading to clashes. New York Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said investigators found that one of the smoking devices thrown during the confrontation was an improvised explosive device (IED) that “could have caused serious injury or death.” Two people — Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Nikk, 19 — were arrested in connection with the devices, police said. Authorities are still determining the charges. Four other individuals were also arrested after scuffles broke out during …