A low-flying NYPD helicopter rattled Hell’s Kitchen late Tuesday night, sending phones buzzing and Facebook feeds into overdrive as residents tried to figure out what was happening overhead.
Around 10:30pm, the W42ST tip line lit up with texts as the chopper began circling above the neighborhood. At the same time, the Hell’s Kitchen Local Facebook Group saw at least three separate posts from neighbors asking the same question: Why is a helicopter hovering over us?
We traced the commotion to 10th Avenue at the DEP construction site between W48th and W49th Street, where Emergency Service Units and multiple marked SUVs from Midtown North had gathered with lights flashing. Reports from the scene suggested officers believed someone had entered the building.
A call to NYPD confirmed the broad outlines of the incident. An member of the DCPI team told us: “I see there’s a 911 call at this time… I’m seeing a 911 call for a possible burglary. That’s all I have at this time. I see that there’s aviation units in there and NYPD officers on scene, but that’s what it looks like. No further information at this time.”…