{"id":639900,"date":"2026-03-08T01:46:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T01:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/639900\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T01:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T01:46:50","slug":"protesters-clash-at-jake-lang-pig-roast-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/639900\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters clash at Jake Lang pig roast in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Upper East Side anti-Muslim rally led by Jan. 6 rioter and far-right influencer Jake Lang erupted into chaos as a massive clash between protesters erupted outside of Gracie Mansion \u2014 the home of Mayor Mamdani, the city\u2019s first Muslim mayor \u2014 and a smoke bomb was thrown, sending demonstrators scrambling for cover. Pro- and anti-Muslim protesters openly shoved and kicked each other during the Saturday, March 7, 2026 protest, which began with Lang holding a pig roast at a cafe on E. 88th St. and York Ave. in Manhattan \u2014 a direct slap in the face against practicing Muslims, who aren\u2019t allowed to eat pork.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Jake Lang walks with a goat to a secured protest area near Gracie Mansion with NYPD protection Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-915.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732368\" \/>Jake Lang walks with a goat to a secured protest area near Gracie Mansion with NYPD protection Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Far-right protestors stir up counter-demonstrators as they wait to get into their van near Gracie Mansion Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-1406.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732432\" \/>Far-right protestors stir up counter-demonstrators as they wait to get into their van near Gracie Mansion Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Jan. 6 rioter and far-right influencer Jake Lang (right) is pictured during a pig roast on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Barry Williams \/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" height=\"872\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-571.jpg\" \/>Jan. 6 rioter and far-right influencer Jake Lang (right) is pictured during a pig roast on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Barry Williams \/ New York Daily News)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A man is arrested after throwing a hand-made smoke device at right-wing activist Jake Lang and his supporters on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-9567.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732399\" \/>A man is arrested after throwing a hand-made smoke device at right-wing activist Jake Lang and his supporters on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Jake Lang walks with a goat to a secured protest area near Gracie Mansion with NYPD protection Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-935.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732376\" \/>Jake Lang walks with a goat to a secured protest area near Gracie Mansion with NYPD protection Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Far right-wing influencer Jake Lang gets into his van along with a goat n near Gracie Mansion Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-1461.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732418\" \/>Far-right influencer Jake Lang gets into a van while carrying a goat near Gracie Mansion on Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Far-right protestors stir up counter-demonstrators as they wait to get into their van near Gracie Mansion Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-1406.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732432\" \/>Far-right protestors stir up counter-demonstrators as they wait to get into their van near Gracie Mansion Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Jake Lang's rental van is surrounded by counter-protesters preventing him and his supporters from leaving the area near Gracie Mansion Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-9644.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732454\" \/>Jake Lang\u2019s rental van is surrounded by counter-protesters preventing him and his supporters from leaving the area near Gracie Mansion Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"NYPD SRG officers clear counter-demonstrators from the area near Gracie Mansion so Jake Lang and his fellow protestors could leave Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-9773.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732453\" \/>NYPD SRG officers clear counter-demonstrators from the area near Gracie Mansion so Jake Lang and his fellow protestors could leave Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A person throws a punch near Gracie Mansion Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-9876.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732456\" \/>A person throws a punch near Gracie Mansion Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A person throws a punch near Gracie Mansion Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-9866.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732460\" \/>A person throws a punch near Gracie Mansion Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"&quot;Crackhead Barney&quot; demonstrates against Jake Lang near Gracie Mansion Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-9753.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732459\" \/>\u201cCrackhead Barney\u201d demonstrates against Jake Lang near Gracie Mansion Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Jake Lang walks with a goat to a secured protest area near Gracie Mansion with NYPD protection Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-935.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732376\" \/>Jake Lang walks with a goat to a secured protest area near Gracie Mansion with NYPD protection Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Jake Lang walks with a goat to a secured protest area near Gracie Mansion with NYPD protection Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-1272.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732372\" \/>Jake Lang walks with a goat to a secured protest area near Gracie Mansion with NYPD protection Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Jan. 6 rioter and far-right influencer Jake Lang (left) is pictured before a pig roast on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Barry Williams \/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-452.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732334\" \/>Jan. 6 rioter and far-right influencer Jake Lang (left) is pictured before a pig roast on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Barry Williams \/ New York Daily News)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Jan. 6 rioter and far-right influencer Jake Lang (in truck flatbed at right) is pictured before a pig roast on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Barry Williams \/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" height=\"767\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-456.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732355\" \/>Jan. 6 rioter and far-right influencer Jake Lang (in truck flatbed at right) is pictured before a pig roast on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Barry Williams \/ New York Daily News)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Jan. 6 rioter and far-right influencer Jake Lang (center) is pictured during a pig roast on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Barry Williams \/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-800.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732349\" \/>Jan. 6 rioter and far-right influencer Jake Lang (center) is pictured during a pig roast on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Barry Williams \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Jan. 6 rioter and far-right influencer Jake Lang (right) is pictured during a pig roast on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Barry Williams \/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-653.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732338\" \/>Jan. 6 rioter and far-right influencer Jake Lang (center) is pictured during a pig roast on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Barry Williams \/ New York Daily News)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A goat looks on as police arrest a man on E. 87th St. in Manhattan after an incendiary device was thrown at far-right influencer Jake Lang and his supporters during a protest and counter-protest on the Upper East Side Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Rebecca White \/ New York Daily News) \" width=\"5712\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6754.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732395\" \/>A goat looks on as police arrest a man on E. 87th St. in Manhattan after an incendiary device was thrown at far-right influencer Jake Lang and his supporters during a protest and counter-protest on the Upper East Side Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Rebecca White \/ New York Daily News)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Police arrest a man on E. 87th St. in Manhattan after an incendiary device was thrown at far-right influencer Jake Lang and his supporters during a protest and counter-protest on the Upper East Side Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Rebecca White \/ New York Daily News) \" width=\"4816\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772934395_562_IMG_6511.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732257\" \/>Police arrest a man on E. 87th St. in Manhattan after an incendiary device was thrown at far-right influencer Jake Lang and his supporters during a protest and counter-protest on the Upper East Side Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Rebecca White \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Supporters of far-right influencer Jake Lang (facing camera) use pepper spray (C) as they face counter-protesters during a protest organized by Lang against alleged &quot;Islamification&quot; in front of Gracie Mansion, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's official residence, in New York on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"2540\" height=\"757\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772934396_933_GettyImages-2264697542.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732247\" \/>Supporters of far-right influencer Jake Lang (facing camera) use pepper spray (C) as they face counter-protesters during a protest organized by Lang against alleged &#8220;Islamification&#8221; in front of Gracie Mansion, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s official residence, in New York on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A left-wing activist lights a homemade device before throwing it towards police during a protest in Manhattan on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"6017\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772934397_577_GettyImages-2264697535.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732265\" \/>A left-wing activist lights a homemade device before throwing it towards police during a protest in Manhattan on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A left-wing activist carries a homemade device during a protest organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang against alleged &quot;Islamification&quot; in front of Gracie Mansion, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's official residence, in Manhattan, New York on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"6037\" height=\"768\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772934398_722_GettyImages-2264697446.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732266\" \/>A left-wing activist carries a homemade device during a protest organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang against alleged &#8220;Islamification&#8221; in front of Gracie Mansion, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s official residence, in Manhattan, New York on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A left-wing activist carries a homemade device during a protest organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang against alleged &quot;Islamification&quot; in front of Gracie Mansion, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's official residence, in Manhattan, New York on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"6407\" height=\"768\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772934398_58_GettyImages-2264697262.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732264\" \/>A left-wing activist carries a homemade device during a protest organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang against alleged &#8220;Islamification&#8221; in front of Gracie Mansion, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s official residence, in Manhattan, New York on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A left-wing activist flees after throwing a homemade device towards police during a protest organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang against alleged &quot;Islamification&quot; in front of Gracie Mansion, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's official residence, in Manhattan, New York on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"6720\" height=\"768\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772934399_165_GettyImages-2264701852.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732267\" \/>A left-wing activist flees after throwing a homemade device towards police during a protest organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang against alleged &#8220;Islamification&#8221; in front of Gracie Mansion, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s official residence, in Manhattan, New York on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A man is arrested after throwing a hand-made smoke device at right-wing activist Jake Lang and his supporters on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNY-Lang-Williams-9600.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732404\" \/>A man is arrested after throwing a hand-made smoke device at right-wing activist Jake Lang and his supporters on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A homemade smoke device thrown by a left-wing activist towards police during a protest is pictured on the ground on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"3745\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772934401_178_GettyImages-2264701754.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732271\" \/>A homemade smoke device thrown by a left-wing activist towards police during a protest is pictured on the ground on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Activists demonstrate at a protest organized by the right-wing influencer Jake Lang on March 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ryan Murphy\/Getty Images)\" width=\"3000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264701846.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732272\" \/>Activists demonstrate at a protest organized by the right-wing influencer Jake Lang on March 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ryan Murphy\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"An NYPD officer grabs a left-wing activist for trying to block a vehicle carrying right-wing influencer Jake Lang on Saturday, March 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ryan Murphy\/Getty Images)\" width=\"3000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772934403_544_GettyImages-2264701955.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732274\" \/>An NYPD officer grabs a left-wing activist for trying to block a vehicle carrying right-wing influencer Jake Lang on Saturday, March 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ryan Murphy\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A left-wing activist is seen after being pepper sprayed by a right-wing demonstrator at a protest organized by right-wing influencer Jake Lang on March 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ryan Murphy\/Getty Images)\" width=\"3000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264702201.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732482\" \/>A left-wing activist is seen after being pepper sprayed by a right-wing demonstrator at a protest organized by right-wing influencer Jake Lang on March 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ryan Murphy\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A left-wing activist's eyes are flushed with water after being pepper sprayed by a right-wing demonstrator at a protest organized by right-wing influencer Jake Lang on March 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ryan Murphy\/Getty Images)\" width=\"3000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264702015.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732483\" \/>A left-wing activist&#8217;s eyes are flushed with water after being pepper sprayed by a right-wing demonstrator at a protest organized by right-wing influencer Jake Lang on March 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ryan Murphy\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A man pepper-sprays left-wing activists while being chased at a protest organized by right-wing influencer Jake Lang on March 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ryan Murphy\/Getty Images)\" width=\"3000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264702032.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732484\" \/>A man pepper-sprays left-wing activists while being chased at a protest organized by right-wing influencer Jake Lang on March 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ryan Murphy\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A man holds a goat on a leash during a protest organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang against alleged &quot;Islamification&quot; and to ask for a &quot;stop of public Muslim prayer&quot; in New York, in front of Gracie Mansion, New York mayor Zohran Mamdani's official residence, in New York on March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"6743\" height=\"768\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264704798.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732485\" \/>A man holds a goat on a leash during a protest organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang against alleged &#8220;Islamification&#8221; and to ask for a &#8220;stop of public Muslim prayer&#8221; in New York, in front of Gracie Mansion, New York mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s official residence, in New York on March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Far-right influencer Jake Lang holds a goat on a leash during a protest organized by Lang against alleged &quot;Islamification&quot; and to ask for a &quot;stop of public Muslim prayer&quot; in New York, in front of Gracie Mansion, New York mayor Zohran Mamdani's official residence, in New York on March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"8192\" height=\"768\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264704510.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732486\" \/>Far-right influencer Jake Lang holds a goat on a leash during a protest organized by Lang against alleged &#8220;Islamification&#8221; and to ask for a &#8220;stop of public Muslim prayer&#8221; in New York, in front of Gracie Mansion, New York mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s official residence, in New York on March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Far-right influencer Jake Lang holds a goat on a leash as he arrives at a protest organized by Lang against alleged &quot;Islamification&quot; and to ask for a &quot;stop of public Muslim prayer&quot; in New York, in front of Gracie Mansion, New York mayor Zohran Mamdani's official residence, in New York on March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"5793\" height=\"768\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264704756.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732487\" \/>Far-right influencer Jake Lang holds a goat on a leash as he arrives at a protest organized by Lang against alleged &#8220;Islamification&#8221; and to ask for a &#8220;stop of public Muslim prayer&#8221; in New York, in front of Gracie Mansion, New York mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s official residence, in New York on March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Far-right influencer Jake Lang (L) and supporters arrive at a protest he organized against alleged &quot;Islamification&quot; and to ask for a &quot;stop of public Muslim prayer&quot; in New York, in front of Gracie Mansion, New York mayor Zohran Mamdani's official residence, in New York on March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"6653\" height=\"768\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264704607.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732488\" \/>Far-right influencer Jake Lang (L) and supporters arrive at a protest he organized against alleged &#8220;Islamification&#8221; and to ask for a &#8220;stop of public Muslim prayer&#8221; in New York, in front of Gracie Mansion, New York mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s official residence, in New York on March 7, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Right-wing protesters demonstrate at a protest organized by right-wing influencer Jake Lang on March 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ryan Murphy\/Getty Images)\" width=\"3000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264701729.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732489\" \/>Right-wing protesters demonstrate at a protest organized by right-wing influencer Jake Lang on March 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ryan Murphy\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Left-wing activists stand off with New York Police Department officers at a protest organized by right-wing influencer Jake Lang on March 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Ryan Murphy\/Getty Images)\" width=\"3000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264708857.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8732490\" \/>Left-wing activists stand off with New York Police Department officers at a protest organized by right-wing influencer Jake Lang on March 7, 2026 in New York City. 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