Crye Precision remains a tenant at the Brooklyn Navy Yard as activists continue pressing the city-owned industrial campus to remove the tactical-apparel company over its alleged connections with ICE and other military operations, according to amNewYork.
The dispute puts Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s opposition to federal immigration enforcement at odds with his administration’s emphasis on manufacturing and jobs. The corporation says Crye employs hundreds of workers, including skilled seamstresses, and uses modern garment-production technology. The 300-acre Navy Yard houses more than 550 businesses supporting more than 13,000 jobs, according to the BNYDC.
Federal records, however, show the businesse's presence in Brooklyn are not as simple as added jobs.
ICE awarded Crye two purchase orders of more than $433,000 for uniforms and jackets in 2018 and 2019. USAspending records list about $3.3 million in federal awards to Crye over the past 12 months. At the beginning of 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded Crye more than $39,000 for cold-weather apparel for the Border Patrol's Houlton Sector in Maine.
After Mayor Zohran Mamdani reappointed Lindsay Greene as the Yard's president and CEO last month, questions about renewals for businesses at the Navy Yard arise.
The Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard campaign began in September 2024 and has held regular demonstrations targeting Crye and drone manufacturer Easy Aerial, calling for companies linked to ICE or the Israeli military to be removed.
“Public land like the Navy Yard should not be doing business with companies that dress ICE officers and support ripping families apart,” said Council Member Shekar Krishnan, chair of the Council’s Oversight and Investigations Committee. Krishnan said he was exploring all tools within his office's disposal to keep ICE operations off of public land.
Greene argued the Yard's mission aligns with Mamdani's economic justice agenda, as reported by amNewYork.
The BNYDC says its leases generally limit action against tenants that remain compliant with contractual requirements. The terms of Crye’s lease and any renewal rights remain unclear, as the BNYDC has not disclosed its expiration date.
Activists plan to continue demonstrations, making a future renewal decision a potential focal point for the campaign.
