A company that makes drones used by Israel and the U.S. Air Force has been kicked out of its New York City home weeks into the administration of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp., whose board members are mayoral appointees, voted last week to end its lease with Easy Aerial, according to theNew York Post.
The company provides drones used by Israel to monitor the Gaza Strip.
The company has been targeted by protesters who want companies to be booted that support Israel.
Democratic City Council Member Councilman Lincoln Restler jumped for joy at the action.
“This public asset should not be leasing space to companies producing drones that are being transformed into weapons of war,” he wrote in apost on X.
Restler said the decision was made last month, but formally approved last week, according to theJerusalem Post.
“I’ve been in close touch with BNY leadership & am grateful for their decision,” Restler said.
The company did not make any public comment. It was unclear what its next steps would be or whether shipments of drone systems to Israel or the Air Force would be interrupted. It was not announced when the lease ends.
Democratic State Assemblyman Kalman Yeger of Brooklyn criticized the decision, according to the New York Post.
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