"The detente apparently lasted just a few hours. On Saturday, just a few hours after the two most important leaders in America met in Washington, their respective police agencies clashed on Canal Street over counterfeit vendors. Frankly, it's hard to know who knew what when. According to ABC7, amNY and the Daily News, the NYPD and busted some vendors of allegedly counterfeit goods. Then ICE showed up and the NYPD withdrew. (ICE arrested one person.)"
"But we were mostly concerned with the Streetsbloggy topics that were discussed in the Oval, like: The generally accepted idea that building more housing lowers rents. (Real Deal) That ULURP needs to be reformed. That Mamdani's appointment of NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch (notable friend of Ivanka) might already be paying dividends. (NY Times)"
President Trump met Mayor-elect Mamdani in the Oval Office, where conversations included housing policies, the belief that building more housing lowers rents, and calls to reform ULURP. Mamdani's appointment of NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch was noted as potentially producing early cooperative results. The détente proved brief when NYPD and ICE clashed on Canal Street over allegedly counterfeit vendors. Reports indicate the NYPD initially arrested vendors, ICE then arrived, the NYPD withdrew, and ICE arrested one person. ICE officials criticized NYPD policing of public space and questioned the city's recent handling of a released suspect. Mamdani reaffirmed New York's sanctuary city status, and jurisdictional tensions over public space are likely to continue.
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