Regulations and Government
U.S. Lawmakers Seek To Bar Helicopters in New York City
Rep. Nadler has co-sponsored a half-dozen bills in recent years to curb helo ops
Helicopter over NYC
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U.S. House Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) renewed his efforts to ban helicopters in New York City, introducing a bill with Reps. Rob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-New York) that would bar all nonessential helicopter traffic within a 20-mile radius of the Statue of Liberty.

It joins at least a handful of bills that Nadler has co-sponsored since 2019 to restrict helicopters in the region. In introducing this latest bill, Improving Helicopter Safety Act (H.R.3196), Nadler pointed to the April 10 crash of an air tour helicopter into the Hudson River that claimed six lives. 

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