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Mamdani drafts letter asking garage owners to refuse ICE
The mayor's letter asks private lot owners not to rent, lend or otherwise make their property available to ICE for enforcement operations, according to sources.
On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on The Five O'ClockPublished
At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Mamdani plans to ask NYC garage owners to block ICE usage in guilt-tripping letter: sources”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:17 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Mamdani, NYC, ICE.
- BBN covered this story before: Great Wolf Lodge double homicide, ICE shooting, inflation data (October 14).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMayor Zohran Mamdani plans to ask private garage and parking lot owners across New York not to rent or lend their property to ICE as a staging area, the New York Post reports.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI've drafted my own reunification letter to the garage owners: please be kind, and maybe validate the mayor's parking.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorValidate. With a stamp.
The story so far
- DSA pressures Mamdani to fire NYPD chief after ICE shooting · New York Post
- NYC Central Park's horse-drawn carriages to be banned under new… · New York Post
- Mamdani says NYC horse carriages 'coming to an end' after deal with… · Washington Examiner
- NYC child care abuse cases soar as tot-slot expansion rolls out · New York Post
- NYC moves to phase out Central Park horse carriages by 2028 · Fox News
- Great Wolf Lodge double homicide, ICE shooting, inflation data · ABC News
- Mamdani drafts letter asking garage owners to refuse ICE (this story)
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