Lee and Tisch discuss drone mitigation capabilities for World Cup

The executive plan included 6.5 million for drone-based grant.

How do you plan on utilizing this funding and also can you talk to us about the new development?

I know you've been working with the federal government to have more authority to be able to take down drone switches.

Yes, we got $6.5 million from the federal government to use to buy drone mitigation equipment.

We have spent that money and purchased the equipment.

We also have members of our counterterrorism team trained on using that equipment and trained with the FBI specifically.

On drone mitigation.

So for the first time at the World Cup this year and events in New York City surrounding the World Cup, the

NYPD will be working directly with our federal partners, with our own equipment and our own personnel on drone mitigation.

And I will say,

That is a very important first step.

As for doing it beyond the World Cup, beyond that special event, it is still hazy and I am not at this time certain how it will work.

We are looking forward.

To the Department of Justice.

putting out guidelines for state and local agencies about how they will be setting up our authority to mitigate drones generally.