The NYPD told its officers to be on alert for "potential unrest" and protests throughout the city in the hours after protesters in DC swarmed Capitol Hill, forcing Congress to halt its efforts to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
The department said in a memo obtained by NBC New York from a senior law enforcement official that because of the violent mob breaching the the U.S. Capitol, all members should "exercise increased vigilance and awareness" of protests breaking out.
The NYPD said areas of concern include government buildings, media headquarters, financial institutions and Trump-associated properties, the memo read. That includes Trump Tower in midtown, which has been the site of many protests over the course of the Trump administration. It was one of about a half dozen places where demonstrators were expected to call for an investigation into President Donald Trump's election response.
