A Muslim family filed a lawsuit in a Manhattan District Court on Tuesday alleging that they were "forcibly" escorted from the observation deck of the Empire State Building for praying.
According to the suit, the Tirmizis were taken from the popular tourist spot when they started praying on July 2 around 11 p.m. The husband, Fahad, was allegedly "menacingly poked" by a guard “several times in various parts of his body."