Roger Stone Says The Upper West Side Is No Longer Safe For Him

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Roger Stone, a longtime Republican political consultant and lobbyist, as well as an advisor and confidant to former President Donald Trump, says he wants no part of the nasty streets of the Upper West Side.

In a recent interview with New York Magazine, Stone told the publication that he loves New York but hasn't returned to the city since he was raided by the FBI in 2019.

"When he is here, he claims the Upper West Side is no longer safe for him," writes NY Mag reporter Shawn McCreesh.

"People who don't share my political point of view might verbally and sometimes physically attack me," Stone told NY Mag when discussing his experience on the Upper West Side.

Stone does not give any specifics on his attack and seems to suggest the attacks are happening because of his Republican designation and connection to Trump within a Democratic community.

Stone, 69, now spends his time in Florida.

His remarks on the Upper West Side come in a larger story from NY Mag about an Upper East Side bar that has turned into a safe haven for Republicans in New York City.

In July 2020, Trump commuted the sentence of Stone on seven felony crimes, days before he was supposed to report to federal prison to serve a 40-month term.

Stone was recently subpoenaed by the House for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capital.