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

The DFR program is operational in five precincts across three boroughs, reinforcing NYPD’s position as a national leader ... “While the ‘Drone as First Responder’ program is what precision policing in ...

The new satellite command will provide additional policing to the northeast section of Queens, which has seen an increase in population in recent years.

The New York City Police Department has received permission from the FAA to launch drones across three boroughs and five different precincts. With a first-of-its-kind waiver, the NYPD will be the ...

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.

Mayor Eric Adams said that “New York City is flying into the future” with a new NYPD public safety program that will deploy ...

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 drone force that officials say have already paid dividends in ...