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On March 11, 2018, a sightseeing helicopter crashed into the East River off the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, killing five people. Two passengers died at the scene, and three others were pronounced dead at the hospital. The pilot escaped the helicopter following the crash. The aircraft was operated by Liberty Helicopters for FlyNyon.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal investigators probing a deadly helicopter crash in New York City's East River have not yet spoken with the pilot who warned of engine failure before the chartered ...
In November 1953, New York City Marine and Aviation Department Commissioner Edward F. Cavanagh Jr. proposed the development of a helicopter landing area serving Midtown Manhattan along the Hudson River waterfront to New York Airways and the Port of New York Authority (PA). The heliport was to be situated on barges tied up to piers at a point ...
In a press conference on August 8, 2009, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (an airplane and helicopter pilot himself [29]) stated that "Until the National Transportation Safety Board makes a determination, nothing is a fact", and stressed that the investigation will take weeks or months before those facts are known. [30]
Plans for the new heliport and a 37-year lease of the site to the PA were approved by the New York City Board of Estimate on May 27, 1960. [8] Built by the PA at a cost of $230,000, the original facility included a 80-by-85-foot (24 by 26 m) helicopter landing pad, a 300-by-85-foot (91 by 26 m) parking and loading area for helicopters, a one ...
Dominick Critelli, a 103-year-old World War II veteran takes a picture with revellers as people gather at Times Square to watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve in New York City, U.S., December 31 ...
The airlines returned to Newark in February 1946, when it was reopened to commercial service. In 1948, the city of Newark leased the airport to the Port of New York Authority, now the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. As part of the lease agreement, Port Authority took operational control of the airport and began investing heavily in ...
PHOTO: New York Liberty forward Jonquel Jones (35) holds up the MVP trophy after defeating the Minnesota Lynx in overtime to win the 2024 WNBA Finals at Barclays Center, Oct. 20, 20024 in Brooklyn ...