Fatal NYC helicopter crash prompts GOP lawmaker to call for ending popular tourist flights

Low-flying tour helicopters hovering over the skies of New York City are a familiar sight, but they could soon be a thing of the past if one congresswoman gets her way.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., said she wants to rein in or even stop the flights altogether after six people tragically lost their lives in a tour helicopter on Thursday. It follows a fatal tour helicopter flight that crashed into the East River in 2018, killing five passengers.

Malliotakis said that the tour helicopters...