Overview
- NYPD officers, including the Strategic Response Group, arrested 66 people after protesters occupied the Hilton Garden Inn lobby in Tribeca over alleged ICE lodging.
- Police said 64 were issued summonses for trespass and disorderly conduct, and two received desk appearance tickets for resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised the NYPD’s handling of the incident and commended New Yorkers exercising their right to protest.
- Mamdani said he is discussing operational steps with Commissioner Jessica Tisch to dismantle the SRG, which remains active, and the commissioner has not publicly commented on the deployment.
- Created in 2015 for counterterrorism and large events, the SRG drew scrutiny for 2020 protest tactics and was limited by a 2023 settlement; kettling was not reported during the Tribeca arrests.