NYPD Aviation Unit

The New York City Police Department Aviation Unit is a division of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) focused on airborne law enforcement and public safety. Operating under command of the NYPD Special Operations Bureau, the unit frequently works alongside partner agencies like the NYPD Harbor Unit and United States Coast Guard (USCG) to service New York City and its surrounding waters. The unit is headquartered at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, and boasts emergency response times within 8–10 minutes to most parts of the city. This challenge coin features the NYPD Aviation Unit insignia with a helicopter and pilot wings on the reverse, and the traditional NYPD shield with 'Mahattan' text on the obverse side.