https://www.otdowntown.com/news/chelsea-downtown-manhattan-events-jul-23-29-YC6051540 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-07-22T12:14:24-04:00 Chelsea & Downtown Manhattan Events: Jul. 23-29 https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/stavros-niarchos-foundation-via-www_4-10942018_20260722121426.jpg Stavros Niarchos Foundation via www.snf.org https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/whitney-via-www-whitney-org_4-10942022_20260722121426.jpg whitney via www.whitney.org https://www.otdowntown.com/news/anti-ice-army-vet-who-set-federal-plaza-fire-charged-with-arson-CL6049325 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-07-22T14:10:04-04:00 Anti-ICE Army Vet Who Set Federal Plaza Fire Charged With Arson https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/ap-photo-of-26-federal-plaza-fire_4-10940679_20260722140838.jpg Black smoke and flames erupted in front of 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan on the morning of July 20 after Army veteran Andrew Arrabaca set fire to a staircase. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/federal-plaza-img-1730-jpg-10940670-10940670_4-10940670_20260721182621.jpg A person identified as Andrew Arrabaca, (right in dark clothing) was videoed throwing a rectangular object into the fire that he allegedly set outside 26 Federal Plaza before being tackled by law enforcement. The person with the dog removed an air soft rifle that Arrabaca had placed on the ground. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/federal-plaza-ap26201505848334_4-10940674_20260721183131.jpg Law enforcement tackled Andrew Arrabaca to the ground after receiving 911 calls about fireworks and what some callers thought was an active shooter. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/arson-courtesy-pwc-companies_thumb4-10942975_20260722144257.jpg https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/arson-courtesy-pwc-companies_4-10942975_20260722144257.mp4