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

The new legislation would ban “non-essential” flights from city-owned heliports like the Downtown Skyport and 34th Street ...

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.

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