Mayor Eric Adams said a new Drone Operations Committee will oversee an expanded use of drones in the Big Apple after success ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday unveiled a drone committee aimed at bolstering law enforcement operations, aligning with a broader trend among the nation’s largest cities of embracing drone ...

Since 2022, there have been 16 deaths attributed to subway surfing, with the youngest victim being 11 years old, NYPD ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a new committee within the NYPD that will look to use drones in order to keep the ...

NYS Equips and Enables Public Safety and Emergency Responders for UAS Operations. SYRACUSE, N.Y., July 28, 2025 (GLOBE ...

The governor says federal inaction puts New York’s critical infrastructure at risk as high-profile events near.

The NYPD wants the green light from the feds to take down “dangerous” drones hovering over the Big Apple skies – especially during major events in the city. The department is banned from shooting down ...

The NYPD last said it was stepping up its use of drones in a five-precinct pilot program in which the electronic devices would be sent out along with patrol officers on certain 911 calls, with the ...

The technology exists to protect New Yorkers, but the NYPD can’t use it. Currently, only a handful of federal agencies have the ability to counteract drone flights, and these agencies are only ...

The NYPD is looking to the White House for authority to intercept and disable drones — a power that, under federal law, is currently limited to federal agencies.