Regulations and Government
Lawmakers Push To Ban Helicopters over New York City
A new bill in Congress seeks to ban all Part 91 and 135 helicopter flights over New York City.

A trio of congressional helicopter critics from New York City have introduced legislation to ban them from Gotham’s airspace, including over waterways. Over the weekend, Democratic Reps. Jerrold Nadler, Carolyn Maloney, and Nydia Velazquez introduced “The Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2019” that would essentially eliminate helicopter flights conducted under either Part 91 or 135 over “any city with a population of over eight million people and with a population density of over 25,000 people per square mile.”


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