NYPD leaders are seeking the green light from the feds to shoot down “dangerous” drones hovering over the Big Apple skies – particularly during major events.

NYC, alongside Los Angeles and Chicago police departments, is leading the nation in using drone units, which are viewed with suspicion by civil rights groups.

The NYPD’s Counterterrorism Division is investing in new technology to combat what it said is a growing threat to New Yorkers: drones that could be used for “nefarious” purposes, documents ...

Four minors were caught subway surfing in the Bronx by an NYPD drone, showing them on top of a moving train before being apprehended at Parkchester station.

The NYPD, the nation's largest police department, puts its eyes in the skies with new drone program . The adoption of drones by the NYPD could effect departments across the nation.

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 ...

The NYPD is looking to the White House for authority to intercept and disable drones — a power that, under federal law, is currently limited to federal agencies. For now, New York City police ...

In the other video, an NYPD drone on the evening of April 12 was dispatched to a ShotSpotter alert in the Bronx, by E. 188th St. near Marion Ave., police said. With officers on patrol not yet at ...

It’s “Shark Weekend” in New York City. Another shark was spotted swimming precariously close to swimmers at Rockaway Beach Saturday — just 100 feet away — prompting the closure of the popular watering ...

The NYPD wants the green light from the feds to take down “dangerous” drones hovering over the Big Apple — especially during major events in the city. The department is banned from shooting ...