The standoff lasted about eight hours on Wednesday as negotiators tried to lure the man off the ledge.

Just before 5 p.m., the NYPD Emergency Services Unit made the decision to rescue the man. A group of officers entered the apartment while another officer abseiled from the 32nd floor.

The rappelling officer was later identified as Detective James Tobin. After Tobin blocked the window frame, another officer at the Mitchell apartment snapped his way back into the building.

The entire encounter only lasted about a minute. Video footage was later released by NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell.

“You all saw the video and witnessed the tremendous bravery of Detective Tobin, who climbed out of a 32nd floor window in Midtown Manhattan to push this man back in the window for the rest of the team to grab him and bring him to safety Chief Maddrey said at a news conference later that evening. “What they did today was beyond brave. All New Yorkers should applaud their bravery.”

Mitchell was then escorted to an ambulance and taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he will undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

A professional ice hockey team decided not to wear Pride jerseys because one of their players is Russian.

The Chicago Blackhawks will not wear their Pride Night commemoration pre-match jerseys on Sunday as a Russian law expands restrictions on activities deemed to promote LGBTQ rights.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation in December significantly tightening restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights in the country. It builds on a 2013 law and bans advertising, media and theatrical productions deemed “propaganda for non-traditional sexual relations”.

There are safety concerns about wearing the Pride jersey in the game against the Vancouver Canucks.

Blackhawks defender Nikita Zaitsev hails from Moscow.

The National Hockey League and Dan Milstein, who represents teams like the Blackhawks, declined to comment.

But Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson said he and the players are disappointed.

“It’s an unfortunate situation, but that’s what we have to deal with,” Richardson said.

“I don’t think we can control world problems, so it takes that out of our hands. We’re just making decisions as best we can as an organization and for everyone.’

The Blackhawks have previously worn Pride pre-match jerseys. The team has other programs planned to honor the pride. LGBTQ DJs will be DJing before the game and the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus will sing during an intermission.

“We don’t want the shirts to represent the whole night,” said Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones.

“We still do a lot for the LGBTQ community and we as players respect that. We just thought this was the best thing for our team. We know the organization puts the players first.’

Russian players from other teams have already opted to wear Pride jerseys, including Nikolai Knyzhov and Alexander Barabanov, who play for the San Jose Sharks.

Pride Nights are coming up for the Canucks and Buffalo Sabers. The Canucks have yet to announce their plans and the Sabers are still in talks about it.

Fear and unease shook Egypt’s LGTBQ+ community this week after police arrested dozens of queer men using dating app Grindr.

“Please use extra caution both online and offline, even with accounts that may have appeared legitimate in the past.”

Among those who received the alert was Karim (not his real name), 21, a gay man living in northeastern Egypt.

He wasn’t surprised by the pop-up — he even knew it was coming.

“We found out three days before the news that we all received a voice memo from a friend in another city telling us to be careful as 28 gay men were arrested by police via the app and forced to give their calling friends to come the police can collect as many as possible,” Karim claimed.

One of his friends was found dead just two months ago.

“We were all scared but didn’t delete the app out of curiosity,” he added, “until we got the message.

“I wasn’t surprised when I got the message on the app. I was just surprised it was so serious that the app itself warns us we were all scared.”

“When a person is arrested they take 10 others with them because the police take the phones and open them and look in and then see who the person was talking to and where they are meeting,” he added.

He said some of his friends estimate the number of arrests could easily be in the triple digits. “150,” Karim said.

As gay, bisexual, and transgender Grindr users languish in jail cells, Karim fears what will become of him and his friends if this crackdown continues.

The warning signs are already there. His friends have seen people’s Grindr profiles and social media accounts become “ghosts” in recent days – he fears the worst.

Grindr said in a statement to Reported Medias.co.uk: “The persecution of LGBTQ+ people everywhere is unacceptable.

“Grindr works with local groups in Egypt to ensure our users have up-to-date information on safety, and we urge international organizations and governments to demand justice and safety for Egypt’s LGBTQ community.

“Our hearts are with our church in Egypt.”

Homosexuality is not technically illegal in Egypt, but LGBTQ+ people face entrenched bigotry and are routinely prosecuted under a “debauchery law” dating back to the 1960s.

Some suspected LGBTQ+ people are picked up by police simply because of their appearance or behavior.

Egypt’s National Security Agency then puts detainees in “inhumane conditions” before illegally searching their phones, according to Human Rights Watch.

It’s all part of an ongoing crackdown on human rights by President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, who came to power in a military takeover nearly a decade ago.

Karim knows that well. “I don’t go out on the street when there are a lot of people there. I don’t sit in public places either,” he said.

When he meets other LGBTQ+ Egyptians, Karim says he meets them at home or in cafes and restaurants so late at night that “no one will be around”.

“I don’t wear anything that isn’t masculine,” he added. “When I’m wearing something feminine for a special private party, I cover myself all over with coats and shirts to hide what I’m actually wearing underneath.”

Karim even has to watch his voice, as he’s wary of anything that might draw the attention of a stealthy cop.

“I’m afraid to speak to anyone directly so they don’t notice my feminine voice, I don’t move my hands in public,” he said.

“I don’t go out in public. We travel around with cars and if there is no car we stay at home.”