Why it’s (mostly) illegal to drone in NYC
Why it’s (mostly) illegal to drone in NYC
I’m an FAA-certified drone pilot, but there are four reasons I can’t fly drones in New York City:
1) FAA Part 107 says you can’t fly over people.
2) NYC Parks prohibit drones.
3) Most of NYC is Class B airspace.
4) City administrative code: “Drones are illegal”
But there are 5 New York City Parks where you CAN fly:
https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/modelaircraftfields
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NYC.gov Administrative Code on drones:
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Informative video but most of the parks are now member paid as well…such as flushing meadows…and worst is they are so small..but I guess better than not being able to fly.at all….so depressing.
If you ‘get away’ with it… Can someone report you if they see your video on youtube? I have seen a few on youtube, and i wonder…
I have been flying my Mavic in Brooklyn for 5 years. As long as you know what you are doing and are careful, you can fly.
I honestly use drones to cast my fishing line. I don’t care about the laws because all my “flights” don’t go over 40 feet and 300 feet away from me……..
Makes perfect sense to me why drones are illegal in NYC. If for no other reason, we’re talking the top terrorist-targeted city in the US…and how hard would it be for terrorists to arm a few drones?
It just kills the hobby. It’s totally a bummer for the people who actually take pride in droning, who actually care. Politics as usual.
As liberal NYC is, this is probably the most restricted mega-cities in the world. And it sucks! Of course, there are exceptions, when the rules don’t apply to …. well, if you watch the news you know. Let’s just leave it at that….. 😛
In NYC is illegal do fart, spit, j-walk and do fireworks! BUT people do it all the time :)))
Exelent content, I really appreciated the info and the Rhytm in the edition
I’ve been flying in nyc for years
I’ve had the police approach me and ask to try it out and chat me up
Never had an issue
I’m gonna keep flying
perharps maybe too many sky scrapper and your drone machine go crashing into someones room
Everything in NYC is illegal, I know I live here. This city is Turing to Chitz, Politicians love bullying people and making up laws as they go along.
Why aren’t Birds banned in NYC, they crash into building more than drones.
I’m really starting to take a dislike to this NYC. Can’t wait to be out of it. It’s for the Sheep’s that like to be owned.
Fuck ny i fly every weekend
Not for the Dji Mavic Mini 👌
So much incorrect information
Get a pigeon drone lol
TIL DJI drones are stronger than the WTC towers.
Are there exceptions if you’re an employee for a construction/real estate/journalism company? Given the use of drones in those industries, and the fact that New York is a major area for all three, there must be some kind of permit, or clearance that can be acquired for specific sites. Any info on that would be greatly appreciated
Question: am I allowed to fly a drone indoors, in my own apartment, in nyc?
That’s what happens when you shoot a drone out of a cannon at point blank range. Get it right
Wow this sucks now i am not buying a drone
The officials don’t want you to know who’s dropping off crates of guns around big cities!!!!
Hey great video thanks for making it! I was wondering were i could fly a drone to capture the best skyline shot of NYC. is there anywhere in NJ?
Our channel is full of NYC drone videos. We’ve never had any problems!
Can’t fly over people? well there goes that chase filmed basically only with drone shots or that shootout or fistfight shot only with drones! or that long cityscape plate shot
In NYC it is a misdemeanor to violate the following:
NYC Administrative Code
Title 10
Chapter 1 Public Safety
10-126 AVIGATION IN AND OVER THE CITY
I guess I’m a scofflaw, because I fly drones all over Manhattan. Mostly near the water. I even flew one while I was on the Staten Island Ferry.
Quick update on locations; Corona park is now paid membership as well. Forest park is just a BS 50ft. circle in a cemetery surrounded by tress, don’t even bother going there.
So simply i wasted my money
what about flying drone during pandemic?
Brooklyn and staten island r nyc ?
Restrictions for for nyc (city) or brooklyn and queens also ?
can we fly drone in nyc from piers?
Hey Griffin, I’m in nyc and my first drone arrives monday.. so I’m definitely going to learn as much as I can
It’s an old City Regulation. Originally it was meant for other types of aircraft but because Drones are considered aircrafts the Regulation applies the same. The Regulation is in Sec. 10-126 of the New York City Administrative Code.
What about the mini drone that’s under 1 pound????
not to disregard the concern for terrorism or flight crashes due to droning, we should have regulation to fly if within a certain airspace. yeah I get it, nyc population is dense and imagine if just 1/4 of the population who can afford to have a drone had one? our overhead skies would be filled with them day and night. I mean they have technology for so much surveillance so why not create a frequency barrier that shuts the drone down to prevent a drone from reaching altitudes that could cause damage in airspace. I guess I put it out into the universe and someones got an idea already but that could be a solution instead of just basically just saying its federally regulated. how do we ever expect to get to the flying cars our school teachers said we would have by the year 2000… oh that was just fluff to keep our imaginations suspended in mid air.. .lol
Everything is against the law un NYC.
When I was a kid growing up in Manhattan I lived in a hi-rise building. Every night I would pull out my binoculars and watch people screwing in the surrounding buildings. That is the real reason you can’t fly a drone in NYC.
lame.
why they gotta be so overpopulated.
and 911?!?!?!
oh, don’t worry about someone getting mugged in an alley, there’s a drone flying. A REAL emergency right there…
(waste of tax money too)
I enjoy your videos. Can you take a Drone Video of my home at Chicago Chinatown and video of Chicago Chinatown. My home address is:
Nick Kwan
248 west Alexander Street, Chicago IL 60616, United States.
I live in NYC and my wife and 2 year old son saw a drone flying close to our roof and spying through my back window. It was hovering over our backyard for two minutes. How do I know it’s not a house robber or pedophile looking to kidnap my son. The drone flew off very quickly and we never saw who was flying it. My wife and I are terrified what should we do?
Ok so what about the southern area of nyc where it wasn’t restricted according to your map fly zones? That’s where the biggest buildings are
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I`m glad i don’t live in NY.
This really has more to do with anti competitive legislation concerning who can photograph what and from what angle…
I see that you’re showing Yonkers as a legal fly zone. Can anyone confirm flying in Yonkers, or crossing the hudson river from Yonkers with a DJI mavic mini to New Jersey is legal?
Last week I tried to fly my mavic pro at the Vassel. It was taken drown immediately. It Almost felt apart. Luckily it was at 4 am Nobody was around.
Wish I knew this before spending $1,500 on a drone 😪
New York City’s parks regulations are also written in chinese? What? I would think in Spanish first. Unbelievable but true. Just shocked over here.
Terrorism BS Drones are illegal in NY city because of privacy concerns nothing else. We fly kites ,rc planes ,chinese lamps and there is millions of pigeons crows and doves crashing and shiting on every highrise building with out regards of regulations and no one ever give a shit until cameras started flying near their condo’s .