NYPD deploys drones to monitor backyard parties over Labor Day weekend, raising privacy concerns

The NYPD plans to use drones to monitor and respond to noise complaints about large outdoor gatherings and parties over the Labor Day weekend.
Privacy advocates have criticized the plan, concerned it could violate existing surveillance laws and represent a major expansion of police surveillance.
This year the NYPD has already used drones 124 times, compared to just 4 times last year, indicating a rapid increase in drone use.
Mayor Eric Adams supports expanding the use of drones for policing, praising Israel's use of surveillance technology as a model.
Around 1,400 police departments nationwide now use drones, but regulations, transparency and privacy protections have not kept pace with their adoption.