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Members of the Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard collective stage a picket outside a Navy Yard Building on Sept. 17, 2025 urging the publicly-owned property to cut ties with defense contractors.

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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