Michael Aromando, 20, was arrested inside a bedroom in the mayoral mansion at 4:24 a.m. New Year’s Day, shortly after hopping a perimeter fence and leading cops on a short foot chase, sources told

A man jumped a fence early on New Year’s Day, entered the New York mayor’s official residence and stole a Christmas ornament, the police said. The mayor, Eric Adams, was not there.

A 20-year-old man recorded himself breaking into Gracie Mansion and swiping a Christmas ornament from Mayor Eric Adams’ home in the early hours of New Year’s Day, police said Thursday. Michael Aromando climbed over a fence surrounding the mansion at East 88th Street and East End Avenue on the Upper East Side about 4:20 a.

Officials say a man was arrested after breaking into Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day.

A man is accused of breaking into New York City's Gracie Mansion on New Year's Day.

When arrested, Aromando was reportedly carrying a Christmas ornament he had taken from a drawer inside the residence.

An intruder broke into Gracie Mansion, the official residence of Mayor Eric Adams, in a bizarre incident just hours after the city rang in 2025, police said. Michael Aromando, 20, was arrested inside a bedroom in the mayoral mansion at 4:24 a.