Exceptions exist fo military and medevac. Not sure if they even have police helicopters.
Has been since the world war.
It results in some interesting flight paths for jetliners.
Yes, almost all flights are forbidden above Paris, unless you're above 2000m (6600 ft) and you're a regular airliner or military transport...
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFT...
Agreed. I wish helicopters were banned or only allowed on high rise helipads. They are so loud that it hurts your ears if they are anywhere near your vicinity. Noise pollution should be a consideration as any form of pollution. Also, if helicopters fly by your building, you can feel it. It actually vibrates the building. It really gets on your nerves and affects your quality of life.
Helicopters and horse buggies in central park are two things we don't need in nyc.
Look at the bright side: they aren’t Hueys. You’d probably lose your mind if a squadron of angry Hueys thumped up the FDR on the deck. At least the average 206 or Eurocopter you’d see is designed to be somewhat reasonable.
As for public safety flights, e.g. police helicopters, they smartly launch from less populated parts of other boroughs, where noise pollution isn't as big of a problem and land is more available. As for medical flights, I don't think there are any that take off from or land in Manhattan. It just doesn't make sense. There aren't helipads near any hospitals that I know of, nor any space to put them, and there's no way you're going to safely land a helicopter on a street to load up a patient. We've already got several world-class hospitals in Manhattan anyway, so a quick ambulance drive is all it takes.
And as for the size of NYC, yes, there's 2 million people who live here in Manhattan full time and then a good deal more than that during the workday. So it's paramount to allocate our scarce resources in a way that maximizes the public good. Spoiling the pleasant enjoyment of so much prime waterfront real estate just for some helicopter flights doesn't make sense and isn't the best allocation of limited resources.
I suspect this is more broad than you intended, but you'd probably find support for it as well.
I guess there are lots of big hospitals outside of NYC proper though.
The most unappreciated aspect of the helicopters' impact, though, is the noise. They ruin the possibility for enjoyment of the waterfront for a several block radius around every pier that they use. When you run or bike past the piers along the waterfront you have to stop your conversation, they're that loud. And the combustion vapors they're giving off aren't pleasant either.
It really would contribute to the greater safety and enjoyment of all if they fully got rid of these flights. At least get their launch sites away from Manhattan, where they spoil the peaceful enjoyment of huge swaths of public waterfront.