I called 311 who connected me with the 78th precinct about the helicopter over Third Street. According to the person who answered the phone it’s a routine helicopter training.
"What kind of training?" I said.
"Routine training," he said.
"Who’s training?" I said
"The police. Routine helicopter training." he said. "It should be over soon. Nothing to worry about."
Weird. Is that like Driver’s Ed for helicopter pilots? Routine training? They’re just not telling.
Bank Robbers with Guns in MS 51!!!!
according to reports, 2 bank robbers ran from the cops after robbing the Astoria bank on 10th st and 5th ave..ran right into the school around noon. The police apparently caught one of the two, but the other got away. an eyewitness told my source the one they caught had at least one gun strapped to his upper body.
the school was evacuated…sounds like mayhem, but luckily no one was injured…could have been much, much, much worse.
also luckily, police and all responders were all over the scene, including helicopters, very quickly, bravo to them all.
Gilly Youner
Um, yeah. That will explain why there were about 68 uniformed and plain-clothes cops in the Commerce Bank on 5th Ave….