[ April 18, 2026 ]
Mamdani doesn’t just hate America—he shouts it, flaunts it, and takes pride in it.
Twenty five years after 9/11, how the hell did we get here?
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an emergency order on April 6 restricting new special event permits in NYC parks from June 11 to July 19. The rule canceled a public July 3 ball drop, prompting outrage over clashing with the semiquincentennial while February’s large Ramadan gatherings in Times Square proceeded with permits. Critics like James Woods and Brian Hegseth called it unpatriotic, but officials cite safety needs amid a 6,000-officer shortfall and $90 million costs.
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NY Post: f you drop it they will come — and that’s a problem for the NYPD.
A planned Times Square ball drop to celebrate America’s 250th birthday will come without “a public event” — but critics fear it’ll become a crowd-control nightmare for New York’s Finest because revelers will show up anyway.
“No effing way will the NYPD be a part of this,” one high-ranking cop told The Post of the planned event, which is set to be broadcast live.
“So, now the ball will fall and attract thousands of people and the NYPD will have to scramble and figure out a way to handle the crowd,” another law enforcement source said. “Never underestimate incompetence. In less than 100 days we went from the city of yes to the city of no.”
The planned New Year’s Eve-like ball drop in the Crossroads of the World is due to go off at midnight to ring in July 4 on the nation’s 250th anniversary. But organizer America250 announced earlier this month that it would move ahead with the ball drop without the “public.”
ADVERTISEMENTThe announcement came after Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued an emergency order blocking large-scale events in the Big Apple between June 11 and July 19, while the FIFA World Cop comes to the five boroughs, putting a potential strain on the depleted police force.
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