New York City placing strict regulations on tourist helicopter industry to reduce noise

NYC Council passes bills to crack down on helicopter tours, add new gender option to city documents

The City Council passed a slew of bills Thursday -- including one that would ban noisy non-essential helicopter flights from city heliports following the horrific crash in the Hudson that killed a family of tourists and another to add a new gender ID to city documents.

New York City placing strict regulations on tourist helicopter industry to reduce noise

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.