{"id":2571463,"date":"2026-02-19T13:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surreal-mamdanis-nyc-is-acting-to-help-create-blind-spots-in-israeli-security-that-terrorists-can-exploit\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T13:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:46:07","slug":"surreal-mamdanis-nyc-is-acting-to-help-create-blind-spots-in-israeli-security-that-terrorists-can-exploit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surreal-mamdanis-nyc-is-acting-to-help-create-blind-spots-in-israeli-security-that-terrorists-can-exploit\/","title":{"rendered":"Surreal: Mamdani\u2019s NYC Is Acting to Help Create Blind Spots in Israeli Security That Terrorists Can Exploit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsurreal-mamdanis-nyc-is-acting-to-help-create-blind-spots-in-israeli-security-that-terrorists-can-exploit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2571463&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-the-monster-building-in-hong-kong-with-hundreds-of-floors\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show The Monster Building In Hong Kong With Hundreds Of Floors?\">article reports<\/a> that Easy Aerial, a drone manufacturer whose products are used by Israel and the U.S. Air Force, was expelled from it&#8217;s lease at the Brooklyn Navy Yard weeks after Zohran Mamdani took office as New York City mayor. The Brooklyn Navy Yard Progress Corp., whose board includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-progressive-activist-next-in-line-to-be-nyc-mayor-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Meet the progressive activist next in line to be NYC mayor - Washington Examiner\">mayoral appointees<\/a>, voted to end the lease with Easy Aerial; the company provides drones used by Israel to monitor the Gaza Strip and has faced protests demanding boycotts of firms that support Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Reaction to the move included praise from Democratic City Council Member Lincoln Restler, who said the decision was made for business and campus compliance reasons and expressed gratitude for the leadership\u2019s action. The New York Post is cited for details on the timing and approval of the lease termination. Democratic State Assemblyman Kalman Yeger criticized the decision, arguing it hurts jobs and suggesting it was influenced by anti-semitism.<\/p>\n<p>Easy Aerial did not publicly comment, and it was unclear whether shipments to Israel or the U.S. Air Force would be interrupted or when the lease would officially end. The article notes that Easy Aerial also operates a site in Belgrade, Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also mentions social-media commentary,including Elise Stefanik\u2019s statement calling the move \u201cdeeply disturbing\u201d and describing it as taxpayer-funded antisemitism from the NYC Mayor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the article briefly references Small Business Administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-found-economy-is-recovering-much-faster-than-officials-expected\/\" title=\"Fed Found Economy Is Recovering Much Faster Than Officials Expected\">data<\/a> indicating ongoing SBIR projects related to improving the safety and security of U.S. Air Force bases.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump ...s Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">administration<\/a> of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp., whose board members are mayoral appointees, voted last week to end its lease with Easy Aerial, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/14\/us-news\/city-hall-boots-israel-drone-supplier-from-brooklyn-navy-yard-after-mamdani-took-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company provides drones used by Israel to monitor the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>The company has been targeted by protesters who want companies to be booted that support Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic City Council Member Councilman Lincoln Restler jumped for joy at the action.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This public asset should not be leasing space to companies producing drones that are being transformed into weapons of war,&rdquo; he wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LincolnRestler\/status\/2021636226369941920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Restler said the decision was made last month, but formally approved last week, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/antisemitism\/article-886657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerusalem Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been in close touch with BNY leadership &amp; am grateful for their decision,&rdquo; Restler said.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic State Assemblyman Kalman Yeger of Brooklyn criticized the decision, according to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Chasing good jobs out of New York because Mr. Mamdani and his friends hate Jews is probably not a very <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >good economic development program<\/a>,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Easy Aerial works with multiple federal agencies and has assisted with Super Bowl security.<\/p>\n<p>Development Corporation representative Claire Holmes said the ending of the lease was &ldquo;for business reasons related to operational and campus compliance matters. Like any landlord, we evaluate renewals based on adherence to lease terms and campus policies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyaerial.com\/careers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easy Aerial<\/a> lists a site in Belgrade, Serbia, as its only other city in which operations take place.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Deeply disturbing.<\/p>\n<p>We need more voices strongly condemning this taxpayer funded antisemitism from the NYC Mayor&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A NYC manufacturer that supplies drones to Israel to monitor the Gaza Strip border was booted from the city-owned Brooklyn Navy Yard six weeks after&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliseStefanik\/status\/2022838945650704544?\">February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Deeply disturbing,&rdquo; Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EliseStefanik\/status\/2022838945650704544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on X. &ldquo;We need more voices strongly condemning this taxpayer funded antisemitism from the NYC Mayor&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>According to data on the Small Business Administration&rsquo;s Small Business Innovation Research <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbir.gov\/portfolio\/1439713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">page<\/a>, it is currently undertaking several projects to improve the safety and security of U.S. Air Force bases.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]]=document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display='block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src=firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id']=firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting=jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display='block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> \t     \t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script>console.log(\"ad slot (BA1)\")<\/script> \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A drone-maker called Easy Aerial has been forced out of its New York City base at the Brooklyn Navy Yard a few weeks after Zohran Mamdani became mayor. The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp., whose board includes mayoral appointees, voted to end its lease with Easy Aerial. The company provides drones used by Israel to monitor the Gaza Strip and has faced protests urging boycotts of firms that do business with Israel. Brooklyn City Council member Lincoln Restler welcomed the move. Easy Aerial did not issue a public comment, and it\u2019s unclear whether any shipments to Israel or the U.S. Air Force will be affected or when the lease ends. Some politicians criticized the decision as detrimental to jobs in New York. The development corporation said the lease termination was based on business reasons tied to operational and campus-compliance matters, noting that renewals are assessed like those of any landlord. Easy Aerial lists Belgrade, Serbia, as another operational base. The article also cites criticism from Republican figures, including Elise Stefanik, who characterized the action as antisemitic taxpayer-funded discrimination. Easy Aerial has worked with multiple federal agencies and has assisted with security for events like the Super Bowl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2571464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Brooklyn-Navy-Yard.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[74124,56552,7332,43047,6039],"class_list":["post-2571463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-israeli-security-2","tag-mamdani","tag-nyc","tag-surreal","tag-terrorism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Brooklyn-Navy-Yard.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571463"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571467,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571463\/revisions\/2571467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}