Overview

• Police arrested eight protesters during actions timed to a BNYDC board meeting, including a sit-in that blocked an entrance, and seven were later charged with obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct.
• BNYDC canceled public comment and closed the Building 92 courtyard to journalists for security reasons, a move criticized by organizers and State Sen. Jabari Brisport.
• The city-run landlord maintains leases are binding, do not govern tenants’ customers, and require court-validated violations for eviction, and it says no weapons are manufactured on-site.
• Activists point to Easy Aerial’s promotional footage of Israeli border deployments, a collaboration with Elbit Systems, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security funding and forecasted Border Patrol work.
• Crye Precision denies contracts with the Israeli military, though a 2023 court filing referenced Israeli armed forces’ use of its MultiCam pattern and its licensees include Israeli firm Agilite, with The Intercept also noting a prior whistleblower allegation.