A sightseeing helicopter crash in the Hudson River that killed six people earlier this month is spurring increased efforts to place stricter limits on tourism choppers that buzz Staten Island.
“The helicopter tour industry must be reined in,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis said in Richmond, where she was joined by more than two dozen neighborhood residents and civic group leaders.
Staten Islanders have complained for months about increased tourist helicopter flights over the borough, primarily those from the HeliNY firm, which flies nighttime sightseeing choppers out of Linden Municipal Airport in New Jersey…