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Operating safely for many, many years. >> you know, it was back in the 1970s that new york city banned those rooftop helipads on the buildings. now you have three different heliports around the city, about half as many choppers leave from there as used to when the city cracked down. there are officials, including members of congress, congresswoman caroline yn malon for example, who want to ban nonpolice helicopters. they want to ban them completely from manhattan. is that gaining traction? >> yo...

Or in all likelihood the pilot was trying to do an emergency landing. he most likely ran into the building. >> ting force of the impact, if they felt it on the 7th floor, was tremendous. >> and you know something for this helicopter, its an augusta 109-e helicopter. tell us about that kind of helicopter. >> its a quick executive helicopter. it really gained popularity in europe over the past decade for a commuting helicopter for the very wealthy. they would fly from downtown monday out to their ...