NYC's "Drone as First Responder" program is operational, providing rapid aerial response to emergencies across three boroughs ...

Announced by Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Interim Commissioner Tom Donlon, the program leverages advanced drone technology to enhance emergency response capabilities across New York City. This initiative ...

An NYPD officer is waiting to find out if he will be punished or fired for fatally shooting a Washington Heights man during a ...

Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Police Department announced the opening of the 109th neighborhood satellite command in College Point, Queens to expand patrols in the area. The 109th satellite ...

The program is an expansion of a pilot program police officials have described as “drones as first-responders,” which began ...

The Drone as First Responder program, piloted earlier this year, is now operational in five command areas of the New York City Police Department. The devices are intended to assist police in ...

The NYPD will be the first department in the nation with permission to launch drones remotely from 1 Police Plaza toward certain locations, including Central Park.

Adams and police said the expanded Drones As First Responders program will help officers respond faster and more efficiently, plus increase cops’ safety.

Drones will now patrol the sky above Central Park, as well as neighborhoods in Brooklyn and the Bronx, officials said on ...

The NYPD has more eyes in the sky — thanks to a new high-tech ... right here in New York City,” Interim Police Commissioner ...

The fatal encounter unfolded on Oct. 17, 2019 when Lt. Jonathan Rivera pulled over Allan Feliz for not wearing a seatbelt.