(Corrects typographical error in headline) (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration plans to temporarily bar drone flights over critical infrastructure locations in New York in the face of widespread public concern, the state’s governor said late Thursday. New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement she had spoken to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas […]
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(Corrects typographical error in headline)
(Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration plans to temporarily bar drone flights over critical infrastructure locations in New York in the face of widespread public concern, the state’s governor said late Thursday.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement she had spoken to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas who told her “the FAA plans to grant temporary flight restrictions over some of New York’s critical infrastructure sites — this action is purely precautionary; there are no threat to these sites.”
(This story has been refiled to correct a typo in the headline)
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Sandra Maler)