Drone activity in New Jersey has now spread to their New York neighbors as the Biden regime continues to ignore the developing crisis.
ABC 7 News New York reported on Thursday that an airport in the Stewart International Airport in Orange County, New York was shut down Friday night. This airport is located roughly 60 miles north of New York City.
Officials at the airport revealed that the runways were closed entirely for an hour after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) alerted them that a drone was spotted in the area around 9:30 p.m. According to ABC 7 News, air traffic control recordings from the airport during that time also included a pilot reporting drone sightings in the area.
The shutdown lasted just over an hour before the FAA gave an all-clear.
The agency claimed no aircraft were impacted, and flight operations also continued. But disgraced New York Governor Kathy Hochul was less than pleased that her state was being invaded, saying in a statement, “This has gone too far.”
Hochul demanded Congress pass the Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act. The legislation is designed to strengthen the FAA’s oversight of drones, reform legal authorities to counter UAS activities and extend authority to state and local law enforcement agencies to investigate the activity.
Hochul closed by calling out the Biden regime, demanding they do more before Congress acts.
“Until those powers are granted to state and local officials, the Biden Administration must step in by directing additional federal law enforcement to New York and the surrounding region to ensure the safety of our critical infrastructure and our people,” she said.
Below is Hochul’s full statement:
Make no mistake: this new development directly correlates with the Regime’s refusal to act.
As Jim Hoft previously reported, several mysterious drones were spotted flying over New Jersey last week. The drones were spotted in at least 12 counties, prompting mayors to contact the governor and demand answers.
TGP has also noted that the Biden regime has refused to come clean on the drones’ origins. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby categorically denied any confirmed incursions, dismissing over 3,000 reports of “car-sized drones” as mistaken sightings of helicopters or airplanes.
Kirby’s assurances, however, directly contradict statements from military officials at New Jersey’s Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle, both of which have confirmed unauthorized drone breaches in recent weeks.
The Regime has also laughed off seemingly credible reports alleging that the drones could be the work of a foreign adversary.
There have even been sightings over U.S. Military bases.
