NYC Launches MASSIVE Security Operation To Prepare For President Trump’s Appearance At UN General Assembly Meeting, Dive Units DEPLOYED

The world is coming together at the United Nations this week and that means New York City is on high alert.

The U.N. General Assembly will go into session on Tuesday. Among the leaders expected to speak is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is scheduled to address the chamber on Thursday.

Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who once called for Netanyahu’s arrest, is expected to meet with President Trump on Monday.

While the U.S. Secret Service was preparing to move several hundred dignitaries and their families, the NYPD has been hard at work both on land and sea preparing for the event. It says dive units will monitor key sites, including the Statue of Liberty.

“When we think terrorism, counter terrorism, anything that could happen, we normally think land, air. We usually forget about the sea. That’s what we’re here for,” NYPD Inspector Raul Maisonet said.

Traffic will be challenging and security tight, especially on the East Side of Manhattan.

The city announced a gridlock alert for the entire work week.

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How does the NYPD secure the area around the United Nations ahead of the UN General Assembly? CBS News’ @annaschecter traveled by boat along the East River to see the major security operation — which includes a SCUBA unit — before world leaders like Trump and Netanyahu descend… pic.twitter.com/MqrLZVwhyp

— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 18, 2026

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NYPD heavy weapons scuba unit patrols near UN HQ — world leaders begin to gather for the upcoming UN General Assembly pic.twitter.com/VcI5qQkCGC

— RT (@RT_com) September 19, 2026

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President Trump is alleging “triple sabotage” of his speech at the U.N. General Assembly, demanding an investigation into back-to-back mishaps with an escalator, a teleprompter and a sound system — for which the U.N. is at least partially blaming the White House.

“A REAL DISGRACE took place at the United Nations yesterday — Not one, not two, but three very sinister events!” Trump wrote in a Wednesday Truth Social post. “This wasn’t a coincidence, this was triple sabotage at the UN. They ought to be ashamed of themselves … No wonder the United Nations hasn’t been able to do the job that they were put in existence to do.”

Trump visited the U.N.’s headquarters in New York City on Tuesday to speak to a room of world leaders. The trouble began pretty much the moment he stepped on the escalator, just behind first lady Melania Trump.

The escalator stopped abruptly mere seconds into their ride, leaving the couple briefly stranded. Video of the incident, which some are calling “Escalatorgate,” shows them walking up the rest of the stairs while holding onto the handrails.

A short while later, as Trump took the podium to begin his remarks, he observed that his teleprompter wasn’t working. He said he didn’t mind, adding that “I can only say that whoever’s operating this teleprompter is in big trouble,” which drew laughs from the crowd.

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Here’s when the UN escalator stopped working the second Trump & Melania got to it

(The teleprompter stopped right when he started his speech also) pic.twitter.com/fxmDetY3Yb

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) September 23, 2025

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