"Shahar Abuhazira, CEO of Easy Aerial, told The Post Thursday he has since learned through "private conversations" with Navy Yard board members that Mamdani - who was sworn in as mayor Jan. 1 - is behind the ouster that ends the company's seven-year relationship with NYC. "They told me there definitely was pressure from the mayor's office and recommended not fighting it," he said."
"Security directly over Easy Aerial at the Navy Yard "suddenly" became more lax once Mamdani became mayor, claimed Abuhazira, citing a series of recent break-in attempts he said led to broken windows and other damage at the industrial park. During a Feb. 11 rally, the anti-Israel protestors gained access into the lobby of the building Easy Aerial rents for six hours. At one point, they openly taunted the company's co-founder Ivan Stamatovski as NYPD cops escorted him to elevators,"
The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. announced it will not renew Easy Aerial's lease, citing business reasons. Board members serve at the pleasure of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and the company's CEO says private conversations indicated mayoral pressure influenced the decision. Easy Aerial has faced sustained protests from a group called Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard since Oct. 7, 2023, demanding eviction of tenants that assist Israel. The CEO reports a recent decline in security, break-in attempts, and property damage. Protesters breached the lobby during a Feb. 11 rally. Easy Aerial supplies surveillance drones to the Israel Defense Forces and primarily works with the U.S. Air Force and federal agencies.
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