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Brooklyn Navy Yard, a 300-acre industrial park, is home to over 500 businesses — including, until recently, two businesses supplying armies and police forces in the US and abroad. Sept. 17, 2025

Words: Allyn Gaestel
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After months of protests, a drone manufacturer lost its lease at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. But can activists permanently demilitarize one of New York’s most storied industrial sites? How to demilitarize a shipyard.

After months of protests, a drone manufacturer lost its lease at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. But can activists permanently demilitarize one of New York’s most storied industrial sites? How to demilitarize a shipyard.

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