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{}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>They\u2019re giving Zo a red card.<\/p>\n<p>Soccer superfan Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s emergency order blocking events at city parks during the FIFA World Cup threatens to ruin summer for everyday New Yorkers, desperate lawmakers warned. <\/p>\n<p>City Councilwoman Virginia Maloney urged Mamdani to reverse the order in a Thursday letter exclusively obtained by The Post, warning it\u2019ll wipe out a season\u2019s worth of free neighborhood programming across the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCity parks host thousands of free events each summer, and this order threatens to cancel all of it,\u201d she warned in the letter, joined by fellow Council members Gale Brewer, Ty Hankerson, Oswald Feliz and Justin Sanchez.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39254430\"><br \/>\n\t<svg 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/2026-fan-events-across-five-126518014.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>Mayor Zohran Mamdani pictured on Monday to announce a free slate of NYNJ FIFA World Cup 2026 fan events across all five boroughs. <span class=\"credit\">Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The order signed by Mamdani in April denied new permits for special events on park property during the World Cup tournament from June 11 to July 19. <\/p>\n<p>Hizzoner\u2019s move came at the behest of NYPD officials, who worried about effectively deploying manpower and resources as roughly 1.2 million visitors are expected to descent on the New York metro region for the eight World Cup games at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Follow live updates on Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s socialist agenda and the latest in NYC politics<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>But the Council members\u2019 letters argues that the order blocking permits for any gathering of 20 or more people would choke off other popular summer events, ranging from free outdoor concerts to kids\u2019 festivals to movie nights to cultural heritage celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The directive would also affect end-of-year celebrations and other activities for students, families and schools in June, the letter contends.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBIDs serve everyday New Yorkers, not only tourists or soccer fans,\u201d Maloney wrote, referring to Business Improvement Districts, the public-private partnerships that keep streets clean and lively by funding free events like concerts, movie nights and festivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Maloney urged the administration, in a letter sent Thursday to Mamdani, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and \u201cWorld Cup Czar\u201d Maya Handa, to scrap an emergency order that freezes new permits for gatherings of 20 or more people in 100 parks from June 11 to July 19, the span of the tournament.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image 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