Man With Sword And Axe Tries To Enter NYT Newsroom

New York City’s Fox affiliate reports:

A man with an axe and a sword went into the lobby of the New York Times building on Thursday and asked to speak the political section, authorities said, then handed over his weapons and waited for emergency personnel when he was denied entry. When officers arrived, building security told them the man had the two weapons, and made the request to speak with the specific part of the newspaper staff.

Read the full article. The man was taken to a hospital for a mental evaluation. No charges so far.

A man with an axe and a sword went into the lobby of the New York Times building on Thursday and asked to speak the political section, authorities said. https://t.co/R1wOprDz1Z

— Fox5NY (@fox5ny) November 17, 2022