New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said drone activity that has expanded into New York went "too far" when it briefly shut down Stewart Airport runways on Friday.

Kathy Hochul in a Saturday statement said runways were closed at the New York Stewart Airport for about an hour Friday night due to nearby drone activity and called on Congress to strengthen oversight of drones.

Mysterious drones in New York temporarily shut down runways at an Orange County airport, a frustrated governor said, calling for federal assistance and declaring that "this has gone too far."

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday called for more powers for state and local governments to counter airborne objects after the recent surge in unidentified drone activity forced the closure of an airport.

Following an incident at a New York airport that disrupted operations, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that federal partners are deploying a state-of-the-art drone detection system to New York State. The announcement follows a significant disruption in Orange County on Friday,

The runways at Stewart International Airport in New York were closed on Friday evening, Governor Kathy Hochul announced. The reason was the presence of mysterious drones. "This has gone too far," emphasized New York Governor Kathy Hochul in a statement on Saturday.