FDNY, NYPD demonstrate drone capabilities for storm responses [Video]

By Paul LiottaStaten Island Advance

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has been in turmoil for the better part of a month, but it would be hard to tell at an emergency demonstration held Tuesday in Sea View.

Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol said the drone exercise, meant to demonstrate how the technology would be used in the event of a coastal storm, showed the administration is focused on working for New Yorkers despite Adams’ federal indictment last week and a host of swirling controversies.

“I think this exercise shows that it is business as usual,” he said. “Our partners have been working together. We’ve been working together 24/7/365.”

Iscol’s part of the New York City government, the Office of Emergency Management, led the drone exercise in partnership with the NYPD and FDNY.

The brainchild of Jose Rolon, a citywide interagency coordinator for the Office of Emergency Management, the demonstration showed how drones could …