- Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:05 pm
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New York mayor Bill de Blasio returned home Thursday from his vacation property in Canada on a $3 million plane purchased by the city for counter-terrorism operations, the Daily News reports.
De Blasio, who flew to Canada on a commercial flight, was returning to New York City to attend a ceremony renaming a city street after a fallen NYPD officer. It was the first time he used the plane, according to City Hall spokesman Eric Phillips.
The plane, which is outfitted with high-tech sensors and infrared cameras, was purchased to conduct flyovers of New York Harbor and examine incoming ships for radiation. The city paid for 25 percent of the plane’s total cost while the Department of Homeland Security covered the remaining 75 percent.
De Blasio, who flew to Canada on a commercial flight, was returning to New York City to attend a ceremony renaming a city street after a fallen NYPD officer. It was the first time he used the plane, according to City Hall spokesman Eric Phillips.
The plane, which is outfitted with high-tech sensors and infrared cameras, was purchased to conduct flyovers of New York Harbor and examine incoming ships for radiation. The city paid for 25 percent of the plane’s total cost while the Department of Homeland Security covered the remaining 75 percent.