A man took to the side of The New York Times headquarters on Thursday, climbing several stories before police got him inside and into custody. The NYPD said it happened shortly after 5 p.m., when the man started scaling the south side of the building, which is in midtown Manhattan near Times Square, across the street from the Port Authority bus terminal. The NYPD said officers apprehended the man, who was identified Friday as 36-year-old Wilmer Ferrara from Massachusetts, from inside on the sixth floor. A crowd gathered on the sidewalks below to anxiously watch the man venture along the outside of the building. I said 'Get Down,' in Spanish," said Figueroa, adding that the man ignored him on his way up to the sixth floor.

Source: International New York Times October 16, 2020 02:15 UTC