Mayor Eric Adams last month hailed the NYPD drone initiative, claiming it has been an important tool in the fight against subway surfing and has saved hundreds of lives. “We will see the lives ...

The NYPD has more eyes in the sky — thanks to a new high-tech drone force that officials say have already paid dividends in the five boroughs. City Hall revealed the crime fighting initiative on ...

The aerial drone program started last year as a pilot initiative and was made permanent this June, NYPD officials said. The NYPD has two drones that are put to work during the after-school hours ...

NYC launches a drone initiative to aid swimmers at beaches by dropping life rafts and providing support alongside lifeguards.

NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz ... said the newly announced drone initiative raised questions of privacy and also questioned how effective the devices could truly be as first responders.

The NYPD is stepping up its airstrikes, launching more surveillance drones in the skies over two ... riding on top of subway trains. The new initiative was announced Thursday afternoon by Mayor ...

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is now sending drones out on 9-1-1 calls to do the business that their Candy Crush-addicted human officers are too busy to tackle — and surveilling ...

Last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and interim NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon announced the city’s Drone as First Responder (DFR) program. The initiative is now active in five commands (two ...