Mamdani's first act: revoking Eric Adams' executive orders, including on Israel, antisemitism and BDS

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5. As of yesterday, the "frozen zone" regulations have been revoked.

In December 2025, outgoing Mayor Eric Adams issued Executive Order 61, which specifically tasked NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch with developing new "frozen zone" and buffer zone policies for protests at houses of worship.

However, on January 1, 2026, newly inaugurated Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked this order, effectively halting the implementation of these specific city-mandated zones.

As of early 2026, the status of these policies is as follows:

Proposed (Now Revoked) Frozen Zone Policies

Before being rescinded by the Mamdani administration, Commissioner Tisch was directed to evaluate the following:

- Prohibition Zones: Establishing areas extending 15 to 60 feet from the entrances of houses of worship where protest activities would be strictly prohibited.

- Designated Protest Zones: Creating specific areas outside these institutions where demonstrations would be permitted but contained.

- Service-Specific Restrictions: Implementing additional limitations on protests that coincide with publicly scheduled religious services to prevent disruption of worship.

- Guaranteed Ingress/Egress: Tisch publicly committed the NYPD to a posture that ensures "people could easily enter and leave" religious buildings, admitting the department failed to maintain such a zone during a high-profile November 2025 protest at Park East Synagogue.