§ 3-07 Helicopter Noise and Safety.
RCNY § 3-07
(a)To prevent unnecessary noise all takeoffs and landings at public use heliports in the City shall be made over water.
(b)Except where necessary for takeoff or landing or under Air Traffic Control clearance while operating in the New York Terminal Control Area, no person may operate a helicopter in the City of New York below the following altitudes: (1) An altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing in the waterways of the City.
(2)An altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle or within a horizontal radius of 1,000 feet of the aircraft, except over open water.
