Police recover third device in ongoing Manhattan IED investigation after two arrests

The NYPD announced Sunday that a third suspicious device has been recovered as part of an ongoing investigation into an improvised explosive device (IED) thrown during dueling protests outside Gracie Mansion a day earlier.

Police said officers identified a suspicious device inside a vehicle on East End Avenue between 81st and 82nd streets and temporarily evacuated nearby buildings while the Bomb Squad assessed the threat.

"The NYPD has safely removed the suspicious device from the area for further testing, and those who were evacuated are now allowed to return to their residences. The area remains closed to vehicular traffic," the NYPD wrote on X.

FBI New York confirmed Sunday evening a second device recovered near Gracie Mansion has also been identified as an IED.

NYPD CONFIRMS OBJECT THROWN AT PROTESTS NEAR GRACIE MANSION IN MANHATTAN WAS AN IED

Earlier Sunday, city ...