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| Trump Is Set to Make First Trip Back to His Manhattan Home | Trump Is Set to Make First Trip Back to His Manhattan Home |
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| The first time Donald J. Trump visited New York City as president, in May, his schedule called for a public appearance, a meeting at the Peninsula hotel and a stay at his penthouse apartment on Fifth Avenue. He ended up staying only about four hours. And he never stepped foot inside his Manhattan home. | The first time Donald J. Trump visited New York City as president, in May, his schedule called for a public appearance, a meeting at the Peninsula hotel and a stay at his penthouse apartment on Fifth Avenue. He ended up staying only about four hours. And he never stepped foot inside his Manhattan home. |
| Mr. Trump’s second trip was to begin on Sunday and last four days, during which he would at last sleep in his own bed. But his trip keeps getting shorter. | Mr. Trump’s second trip was to begin on Sunday and last four days, during which he would at last sleep in his own bed. But his trip keeps getting shorter. |
| For the time being, he is scheduled to arrive at 8:45 p.m. Monday by helicopter, landing at a Wall Street heliport and then heading to his home. When at last inside his triplex at the top of Trump Tower, he is scheduled to have a phone conversation with Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan, at 9:30 p.m., according to a schedule issued by the White House. | For the time being, he is scheduled to arrive at 8:45 p.m. Monday by helicopter, landing at a Wall Street heliport and then heading to his home. When at last inside his triplex at the top of Trump Tower, he is scheduled to have a phone conversation with Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan, at 9:30 p.m., according to a schedule issued by the White House. |
| Mr. Trump plans to remain in Manhattan until Wednesday, when he travels to his country club in Bedminster, N.J. | Mr. Trump plans to remain in Manhattan until Wednesday, when he travels to his country club in Bedminster, N.J. |
| Even before he arrives, anti-Trump groups have announced plans for at least three protests that will converge on Trump Tower. After a protest by white nationalists in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday erupted into violence and led to a deadly car rampage, concerns have escalated over what Mr. Trump’s arrival in New York might provoke. | Even before he arrives, anti-Trump groups have announced plans for at least three protests that will converge on Trump Tower. After a protest by white nationalists in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday erupted into violence and led to a deadly car rampage, concerns have escalated over what Mr. Trump’s arrival in New York might provoke. |
| “There’s no finer police department in the world when it comes to protecting the right to protest and ensuring the safety of all,” Austin Finan, a spokesman for Mayor Bill de Blasio, said in an email. “The N.Y.P.D. can handle it.” | “There’s no finer police department in the world when it comes to protecting the right to protest and ensuring the safety of all,” Austin Finan, a spokesman for Mayor Bill de Blasio, said in an email. “The N.Y.P.D. can handle it.” |
| Even before Mr. Trump’s visit, groups supporting and opposing the president faced off on Sunday outside Trump Tower, shouting insults. Three people were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, according to the police. | |
| “When he is here in New York, when people get outraged and passionate, then that will translate into action,” said Lisa Raymond-Tolan, 44, an occupational therapist from Park Slope, Brooklyn, who is helping organize several protests with Indivisible Nation BK, an activist group. “Trump is a flash point, as always.” | |
| Mr. Trump’s visit has resulted in some street closings around Trump Tower — 55th and 58th Streets between Avenue of the Americas and Madison Avenue were closed to vehicle traffic, while a limited number of vehicles, like those making deliveries, were allowed onto 56th Street. | |
| “The N.Y.P.D. is ready for any and all contingencies,” J. Peter Donald, a spokesman for the Police Department, said in an email. | “The N.Y.P.D. is ready for any and all contingencies,” J. Peter Donald, a spokesman for the Police Department, said in an email. |
| On Monday afternoon there were new metal detectors in the lobby of Trump Tower, funneling visitors and tourists through a visibly heavier police presence. | |
| “I think it’s kind of crazy,” said Nancy Sgariglia, 60, who was visiting from Webster, Mass., as she snapped photos of the tower’s logo looming above police officers holding rifles and men and women in Kevlar vests with “Secret Service” stitched across their chests. “Why the weapons like this — do you think it’s necessary?” | |
| In front of the building, 12 city sanitation trucks loaded with dirt were parked end to end to form a barrier on the south side of Fifth Avenue. A space cordoned off by metal barricades stretched along Fifth Avenue from 55th to 52nd Streets, occupying one lane of traffic. It was meant to be a holding pen for protesters, the police said. | |
| Merchants peddling pro- or anti-Trump items, who were once a fixture outside the building but had largely disappeared, were back on Monday selling their wares. Bennett Weiss, 71, a retired jeweler from Newburgh, N.Y., was selling anti-Trump pins he had stuck onto a black umbrella. “It’s two dollars each, 3 for $5 or free if they don’t have any cash,” Mr. Weiss said. | |
| “If you want people to think you are a decent human being, wear an ‘Impeach Trump’ button,” Mr. Weiss said to one passer-by. | |
| Liz Karkoff, 39, who was visiting Manhattan from Westchester County, bought a pin for her 3-year-old daughter. It said “Love Trumps Hate.” | |
| Bending down, she told the toddler that “Trump doesn’t use kind words,” and that protesters were going to tell Mr. Trump that they don’t like that and want a new president. | |
| “Is he here yet?” the little girl asked. |