The council voted to ban nonessential helicopter flights that fail to meet the strictest federal noise standards from ...

The F.A.A. allows many of these popular flights to operate under less stringent rules than other commercial aviation, opening ...

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The New York City Council this week passed legislation regulating certain helicopter flights, two weeks after a tourist ...

The New York City Council passed a bill Thursday that could cut down helicopter use in the city by putting harsher noise ...

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On a typical fair-weather day, there's close to 9,000 helicopter flights in New York City, creating an endless noise that most New Yorkers say they are sick of.

A bill approved by the City Council on Thursday prohibits flights that don’t meet the strictest federal noise standards.

New Yorkers are getting some relief from the ever-present noise of tourist helicopters.