New York’s incoming mayor bans Raspberry Pi at his inauguration party

A news report notes that New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration block party prohibits devices such as Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero, alongside items like weapons and drones, due to concerns they could be used to clone access cards or disrupt wireless communications. The piece highlights public perceptions of these tools and argues that such bans may be symbolic, as similar capabilities could be achieved with smartphones.