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Drone Maker Evicted Amid Controversy Over Israel Ties

2/14/2026

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Easy Aerial, a New York City drone manufacturer supplying Israel for monitoring the Gaza Strip, was evicted from the Brooklyn Navy Yard shortly after Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. cited business reasons for the non-renewal and denied that Israel-Palestine politics influenced the decision.
Councilman Lincoln Restler criticized the lease renewal decision, stating that public assets should not support companies involved in warfare.
State Assemblyman Kalman Yeger condemned the eviction as detrimental to economic development.
Easy Aerial has previously collaborated with the United States Air Force and provided security for events such as the Super Bowl.

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Easy Aerial, a New York City drone manufacturer supplying Israel for monitoring the Gaza Strip, was evicted from the Brooklyn Navy Yard shortly after Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. cited business reasons for the non-renewal and denied that Israel-Palestine politics influenced the decision.
Councilman Lincoln Restler criticized the lease renewal decision, stating that public assets should not support companies involved in warfare.
State Assemblyman Kalman Yeger condemned the eviction as detrimental to economic development.
Easy Aerial has previously collaborated with the United States Air Force and provided security for events such as the Super Bowl.