A man targeted in an FBI raid kicked out the window of his 31st-floor Midtown Manhattan luxury skyscraper apartment and threatened to jump Wednesday morning — with a crowd watching the high-rise standoff from the street below.
Federal investigators executed the search warrant inside a condominium in the 70-story CitySpire building on W. 56th St. near Seventh Ave. about 8:30 a.m., cops said.
But once they stepped inside, a 35-year-old man shattered a glass window and stuck his two legs out, threatening to jump.
The man, wearing socks and black pants, was half-dangling out the window. Hours later, a helicopter circled the neighborhood as the standoff continued and police placed a large airbag on the street below.
A man visiting his sister, who lives on the 40th floor, said he left to grab a coffee and croissant at a nearby bakery and returned to find the building in lockdown. People inside were told to stay in their homes while people arriving at the high-rise were not allowed to enter.
“To me, it’s the stupidest thing you can do,” said the visitor. “If it’s true what they say, he’s a con man. He shouldn’t have done the crime. If you do the crime, do the time.”
The FBI called the NYPD and Emergency Services Unit officers were dispatched to convince the man to surrender, police said, with an ESU team initiating a dialogue with the resident.
“I think if he’s lasted so long, hopefully he won’t jump,” said the man visiting his sister.