Tattooed Antifa man busted in Minneapolis after calling for ‘murder’ of ICE agents

 A self-described Antifa member who called for the “murder and assault” of ICE agents in the streets of Minneapolis has been hit with federal cyberstalking and threatening communications charges.

Kyle Wagner, 37, a tatted-up nutcase who regularly urged followers through his now-deleted Instagram page to take up “armed” resistance against federal immigration authorities, was taken into custody Sunday.

“This man allegedly doxxed and called for the murder of law enforcement officers, encouraged bloodshed in the streets, and proudly claimed affiliation with the terrorist organization Antifa before going on the run,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi.

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Wagner urged his followers on social media to take up “armed” resistance against federal immigration authorities.AFP via Getty Images

“Today’s arrest illustrates that you cannot run, you cannot hide, and you cannot evade our federal agents: if you come for law enforcement, the Trump Administration will come for you.”

His arrest comes as assaults on immigration agents have surged some 1,150% since President Trump returned to the White House and quickly made border enforcement a top administration priority.

Wagner, in his steadily escalating social media postings in recent weeks, called for his 100,000 followers to “do what needs to be done” to purge the Twin Cities of feds, whom he called “gestapo” and “murders,” often flavoring his violent rhetoric as if he were a military leader.

“We can’t end this without good men in the streets, armed and ready to protect innocent people from being gunned down by these mass murderers, these fascist occupiers,” Wagner said in one of his long-winded rants.

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Wagner was taken into custody on Sunday and was charged with federal cyberstalking and threatening communications.United States Department of Justice

“I need boots on the ground and I need them prepared to do what needs to be done so that this does not cost more innocent lives. We do not have any more time to let this drag out. I know it sucks, but this is the iron front,” he added.

Despite admitting he wasn’t legally allowed to own a firearm, Wagner wears a tactical vest during protests and has said he “absolutely expects to be shot” for “standing on the Constitution.”

Most of Wagner’s torso, arms, and one side of his face feature a web of tattoos, including the symbol for Antifa on his neck and the word “RESISTANCE” spelled out on his chest.

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Wagner previously said that he “absolutely expects to be shot” for “standing on the Constitution.”AFP via Getty Images

On Jan. 8, Wagner posted a video on social media warning ICE agents “we’re f–king coming for you,” the next day cheering the “constant harassment of ICE” agents and the need to “cripple” them.

“Anywhere we have an opportunity to get our hands on them, we need to put our hands on them,” telling his armed followers to “hunt” ICE agents.

“This is kill or be killed,” he said in one of many unhinged postings.

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Last month, Wagner posted a video on social media warning ICE agents “we’re f–king coming for you.”

“We are at f–king war. So, either we’re going to win, or I will die in this process,” he said.

“Get your f–king guns and stop these f–king people.”

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“This is kill or be killed,” Wagner said in one of many unhinged postings.AFP via Getty Images

The feds said in addition to his campaign of threatening violence against federal agents, Wagner also doxxed an ICE supporter on Instagram, posting their phone number, birth month and year and their street address in Oak Park, Michigan.

He later admitted he also doxxed the victim’s parents’ house.

“It’s no surprise that an Antifa terrorist is allegedly threatening to kill and assault federal law enforcement officers as they dutifully remove criminal threats from neighborhoods,” said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

“After all, this is what Antifa is about, lawlessness and violence. But under the leadership of President Trump and Attorney General Bondi, there is no safe haven for terrorists and no protection from the full weight of justice.”

https://nypost.com/2026/02/05/us-news/antifa-madman-busted-for-calling-for-murder-of-ice-agents/

MTA adds more bus-lane cameras to catch NYC driver scofflaws: ‘Kind of stealing’

 The MTA is picking drivers’ pockets again.

City motorists could soon be getting soaked with tickets as high as $250, as the MTA’s bus‑lane camera crackdown expands to three more routes starting Friday.

The MTA’s Automated Camera Enforcement program, known as ACE, slaps tickets on drivers that drive on busways, double‑park along bus routes or block bus stops.

Bus‑mounted cameras automatically capture images of violators, then sends the footage to the city Department of Finance, which cranks out summonses starting at $50 and ticking up by $50 per offense, capping at $250.

Signs warn drivers about bus cams along bus routes that are part of the ACE program.Christopher Sadowski

“It is not fair. They are just taking a lot of money out of our pockets,” John Piedra, 42, raged to The Post while pumping gas Thursday. “It’s just getting a little obvious at this point that they are kind of stealing. Where is the money going?”

“It is not fair,” he added. “They are just taking a lot of money out of our pockets. It’s just getting a little obvious at this point that they are kind of stealing. Where is the money going?”

Ray Malia is also steamed over the bus cam tickets. The 39-year-old dishwasher technician drives a commercial vehicle when he services restaurants and sometimes parks in the bus lane to carry in equipment.

“It’s not like I want to, but there is no place to park,” Malia said, adding that the snow that’s piled up in parking lanes this winter has made the problem worse.

“You gotta park in the bus lane or by the fire hydrant because of the snow,” Malia said. “They should think about that, but I know they will not,” he said shaking his head. 

Ahmad has been driving a cab in New York City for 40 years and is worried about losing income to the MTA.

“It makes me frustrated because, honestly, it does affect your income,” the 63-year-old told The Post Thursday.

Summonses start at $50 and climb by $50 per offense up to $250 in a 12-month period.James Messerschmidt

“They are gonna end up keeping people hustling. Most of the people work very hard and they don’t want to end up in a line in the public assistance office.”

The next routes getting the ACE treatment are the B68 in Brooklyn along the Church Avenue/Coney Island Avenue corridor, M57 in Manhattan that runs crosstown along 57th Street and B60 in Brooklyn that runs along the Rockaway Parkway/Wilson Avenue stretch.

Amara Ouattaro, 49, a yellow cab driver for five years, said his bus lane tickets are already up to $250 a pop. He claimed he has to drop off passengers in the bus lane sometimes.

“I was dropping a passenger off. The passenger wanted to go to Port Authority,” Ouattaro said. “I had to stop in the bus lane. I have to pay $250!”

“We have no choice but to pay it. What are we going to do?” Ouattaro added.

Previously a ticket written by a cop for a vehicle standing in a bus lane cost $115 regardless of the number of offenses.

“If you get five fines, what’s gonna happen to your income? It’s gonna be minus. Instead of putting food for your kids, you have to put food to the city,” Ahmad said.

Each route will be plastered with signs announcing camera enforcement, according to the MTA.

More than 1,600 buses in New York City now have cameras quietly riding shotgun, covering 54 bus routes and 560 miles of roads in all five boroughs.

The MTA said bus routes with automated enforcement see average bus speed gains of about 5%, with some corridors hitting 30% faster trips.

The bus cams catch 115 drivers who block bus lanes for each one driver ticketed by the NYPD, according to Transportation Alternatives, an advocacy group that pushes the use of public transportation over cars.

ACE revenues jumped from about $22.5 million in 2024 to roughly $108 million in 2025, as more cameras rolled out citywide, according to MTA financial documents.

In 2024, the board approved a $141.5 million package with two vendors — Hayden AI and Seon — to buy, install, operate and maintain up to 2,023 bus‑mounted cameras through August 2026.

The agency hasn’t published a clean line‑item tally for annual operating costs — staff, data processing and back‑office work are buried inside broader MTA budget lines.

Drivers’ pocketbooks were already getting walloped by the congestion toll the MTA launched last January, charging drivers $9 to enter Manhattan below 60th Street during peak hours.

From that toll the transit agency raked in $562 million last year — $62 million more than expected.

Yet the base $9 fee launched in January 2025 is still scheduled to climb to $15 by 2031 under the current tolling framework.

“When there is no cars left, then it’s gonna be something else,” Piedra said. “It’s not gonna stop. It’s always gonna be something.”

https://nypost.com/2026/02/05/us-news/mta-adds-more-bus-cams-to-catch-driver-scofflaws/

Business leaders ousted longtime Partnership for NYC chief after she cozied up to Mamdani

 New York City’s most powerful business lobby booted its leader after she made fawning remarks about far-left socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani, according to a report.

Kathy Wylde, the former head of the Partnership for New York City, lost the support of the high-powered CEOs who make up the organization’s board after she made conciliatory remarks about Mamdani following his shock victory in the Democratic primary last year, according to New York magazine.

As Wylde sought to make nice with Mamdani, business titans including Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and Tishman Speyer boss Rob Speyer concluded they wanted “a different kind of leader” because her “can’t-we-all-just-get-along approach was no longer tenable,” New York reported.

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New York City’s most powerful business lobby booted its leader after she made fawning remarks about far-left socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani.Stephen Yang for NY Post

A key inflection point was a CNBC interview that Wylde granted last summer, just after Mamdani’s upset victory in the primary, during which she lavished praise on the former assemblyman.

When asked about Mamdani’s private meeting with Partnership members, Wylde told CNBC: “I think everyone walked away thinking that he was the most impressive candidate they have seen in generations.”

Wylde went on to compliment Mamdani, telling CNBC: “He’s very compelling, charming, smart young man and gives you a sense of he’s honest, means what he says so. And he’s full of hope.”

One source familiar with the matter told New York magazine that Wylde’s effusive praise for Mamdani on CNBC was a “holy s—t” moment for CEOs in the Partnership.

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Kathy Wylde was pushed out from her position as head of the Partnership for New York City late last year.CNBC

“She just really stepped on it with the Zohran thing,” the source told the publication.

“That whole CNBC interview was a ‘holy s–t’ moment. People were so keyed up. There was no hedge, just her always trying to reach out to Zohran and his team. People started wondering, What are the principles of this organization? Do we fight for what we believe in, or are we just supposed to make friends at all costs?”

Wylde announced she would step down as president and CEO of the Partnership in May, ending a 25-year run leading the powerful CEO group.

At the time, Wylde, then 79, signaled her intent to retire amid expectations that Andrew Cuomo would reclaim City Hall, privately telling associates she had no desire to endure another term navigating Cuomo-era politics.

After Mamdani won the Democratic primary and later the general election, the Partnership’s board rejected Wylde’s request to remain beyond the end of the year and instead selected Steve Fulop as her successor.

Fulop, a former Jersey City mayor coming off a failed bid for New Jersey governor, took over on Jan. 20.

He assumed the helm of Partnership despite lacking deep ties to New York’s business or political establishment.

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A coalition of business leaders including Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla are reportedly eager to assume a more confrontational footing against City Hall.REUTERS

His appointment marked a sharp break from Wylde’s consensus-driven style, with Fulop quickly signaling a more aggressive posture by publicly blasting Mamdani’s proposed corporate tax hikes as “suicide for New York City.”

Business leaders have been alarmed by Mamdani’s economic platform, which centers on sweeping tax hikes to close a projected $12 billion budget deficit.

Mamdani has proposed sharply raising income taxes on the city’s top earners and boosting the state corporate tax rate on large companies — moves critics say would make New York even less competitive at a time when it already has the highest combined state and local tax burden in the nation.

Conservative policy groups warn the plan risks accelerating the exodus of wealthy residents and businesses, noting that New York has already suffered the steepest decline in income millionaires of any state over the past decade.

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Rob Speyer, CEO of real estate firm Tishman Speyer, is also reportedly eager to take on the new mayor.Bloomberg via Getty Images

Those in the know told New York magazine that Fulop’s arrival marked a new era in which the Partnership would assume a more combative stance vis-à-vis the new mayor.

“It was pretty clear that they were looking for someone who was much harder-hitting than Kathy,” one person familiar with the succession process told the publication.

“There was this perception that Kathy wasn’t fighting as hard as she could, and they wanted an advocate who more directly and vociferously would advocate for their companies’ bottom-line issues.”

Criticism of Wylde’s leadership also came from outside the Partnership, with some political strategists arguing the group had grown ineffective by avoiding direct political combat.

Bradley Tusk, a veteran Democratic strategist turned venture capitalist, told New York magazine that the organization failed to function as a real force in city politics, leaving it sidelined as progressive groups gained power.

“Right now the Partnership is a total disaster, and if they can’t become a political force they should not even exist,” Tusk said, arguing that the group had become “completely ineffective politically.”

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Steven Fulop, former mayor of Jersey City, succeeded Wylde as head of Partnership.Getty Images

Tusk said the problem stemmed from what he described as Wylde’s fundamentally flawed view of how power operates at City Hall and in Albany.

He mocked the idea that white papers or appeals from corporate titans could sway local lawmakers, saying Wylde’s approach was often to sit down with an outer-borough council member and relay what major CEOs wanted — an argument he said routinely fell flat.

“As impressive as Jamie Dimon is, no councilmember from Staten Island cares,” Tusk said, adding that this disconnect is “why the Partnership is constantly losing.”

Partnership for NYC said Wylde announced her retirement in May and she assembled a search committee and picked a search firm. She left when Fulop took office.

“All of this is completely normal procedure. As for working with the administration: our city is best when the private and public sector work together, and we stand ready to help,” a rep for the Partnership said.

The Post has sought comment from Mamdani, Bourla and Speyer. Wylde was not immediately available for comment.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/05/business/nyc-ceos-ousted-longtime-partnership-chief-after-she-cozied-up-to-mamdani/