What there is to know
- The clash takes place in a luxury Manhattan skyscraper near Carnegie Hall, in which a man was briefly seen hanging part of his body outside a 31st floor apartment as crowds on the sidewalks was gaping from below, according to senior law enforcement officials and witnesses at the scene.
- Few details were immediately available about the situation, which began unfolding at CitySpire, a 72-story condominium tower on 56th Street, before 9 a.m. Wednesday. Four hours later, the situation was not resolved.
- Three senior law enforcement officials said the FBI is executing an arrest warrant for a man accused of bank fraud.
NEW YORK – An hour-long standoff unfolds at a lavish Manhattan skyscraper near Carnegie Hall, in which a man was briefly seen dangling part of his body outside a 31st-floor apartment as the crowd on the sidewalks was watching from below, according to senior law enforcement and witnesses at the scene.
Few details were immediately available about the situation, which began unfolding at CitySpire, a 72-story condominium tower on 56th Street, before 9 a.m. Wednesday. Four hours later, the situation was not resolved.
Three senior law enforcement officials said the FBI is executing an arrest warrant for a man accused of bank fraud. The apartment an individual is seen passing through on Wednesday does not belong to him, officials say. It is not known to whom this apartment belonged or who this man is. Investigators are still negotiating with him.
No other details of the case were immediately available.
The building’s board informed tenants early Wednesday of an ongoing FBI investigation of the 31st floor, according to an email obtained by our sister broadcaster News 4. According to the email, the board has was informed that no one was in danger and that no weapons were involved. People were asked to use different entry points at some point earlier in the day.
“The Board takes resident safety very seriously and it is our top priority,” the email read in part. “We are in constant communication with the FBI and will keep them informed of any further developments.”