 Borough President Vito Fossella and his fellow elected officials called upon the NYPD to investigate the recent wave of drone and unmanned aircraft sightings over Staten Island.
There have been reports of drones flying over key assets, including Fort Wadsworth, the bridges, and the ports, as well, as in residential neighborhoods in both Staten Island and New Jersey, for the last several weeks. “What if there were 3,000 reports of drones or unmanned aircraft sightings over the U.S. Capitol, or the White House, or the State House in Albany -- what would happen?” Borough President Fossella asked at a press conference at the Fort Wadsworth Overlook. “There would be an immediate and intense response to figure out what they were and how to solve the problem.” He said the residents of Staten Island and New Jersey are getting nothing but “don’t believe what you see.” “The people of Staten Island deserve answers, the people of this city, this state, and this region deserve answers about what the heck is going on,” said Borough President Fossella who received a video of a drone flying over his home last night from a neighbor. “It’s shocking to us that here we are almost a month later, 3,000 sightings -- drones, unmanned aircraft -- and our folks don’t have an answer.” Borough President Fossella recently wrote a letter to the FBI and the Federal Aviation Administration asking for Staten Island to be included in any investigations. “They’re either lying or their incompetent -- or both,” he said. “How can we, in the United States of America, have this going on and we’re told ‘just look the other way, ignore it, it’s no big deal.’ Let’s be honest with the American people and treat them like adults and tell them what it is. If there is something that is classified or if there is something we shouldn’t be discussing, so be it, but say something along those lines -- ‘everything is under control, you need not be worried, it is us.’” Comments are closed.
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