Sea plane makes hard landing into the East River Sunday afternoon ^6.6%

Gothamist - By Ramsey Khalifeh - 7/5/2026, 8:15 PM

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A sea plane made a hard landing into the East River on Sunday, but all eight passengers were safely rescued, according to the NYPD. Police said at around 12:03 p.m., a sea plane made a hard landing into the waterway and slowly began tilting into the water. It landed near FDR Drive and East 23rd St. Officials said eight passengers,... more