The FAA has intervened to prohibit the flight of unmanned aircraft over specific areas in New Jersey and New York following weeks of worries about drones circling tri-state neighborhoods.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul requested the FAA-imposed temporary flight limitations, and the agency claimed it had coordinated with federal security partners to do so, as Fox News reported.

The affected areas are numbered in the double digits and encompass, among other things.

Details From the Governor

For some places, the TFRs are meant to cover an area of 1 nautical mile and be 400 feet high. There is a Manhattan TFR that goes "from the surface up to and including 400 feet AGL" for one nautical mile and "On the LA GUARDIA VOR/DME (LGA) 247 degree radial at 5.9 nautical miles.

Gov. Kathy Hochul addressed the flight restrictions in a statement before they took effect.

"This action is purely precautionary; there are no threat to these sites. This is in addition to the state-of-the-art drone detection system delivered to us by the Biden-Harris Administration earlier this week," Hochul said late Thursday.

"While we have not detected any public safety or national security threats, we will continue aggressively monitoring the situation as we call on Congress to pass legislation to give states and local law enforcement the authority and resources they need to manage this evolving technology. Public safety is my top priority and I will stop at nothing to keep my constituents safe."

What is a Temporary Flight Restriction?

Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) are defined areas of airspace where the FAA limits aircraft operations because of several temporary issues, including flight conditions, security-related events, or even VIP movement.

Temporary flying limitations for Special Security Reasons are what the FAA calls these TFRs. During the TFR, flying an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) requires special authorization or a valid reason.

The Department of Homeland Security has made it clear that the no-fly zones are exclusively applicable to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and not to human aircraft like planes or helicopters.

Breaking the TFR

The FAA has also made it clear what would be the ramifications if someone were to break the no fly zone while the TFR is in place:

"The FAA investigates all Temporary Flight Restriction violations," the agency told NBC10. "Pilots who violate TFRs can face sanctions ranging from warnings or fines to certificate suspensions or revocations. The sanction depends on the circumstances of the violation."

This comes as Americans have lit up the internet with concern about the drones, believed to be of international origin, and potentially posing a security threat.

From Lawmakers

The Republican leader of the House of Representatives, Rep. Mike Johnson R-La. , has stated that the federal government, including the White House, does not appear worried by the recent uptick in sightings in the Northeastern states of New Jersey and elsewhere.

"Look, I'm the speaker of the House. I have the exact same frustrations that you do and all of us do. We don't have the answers. The administration is not providing them," Johnson said in a Fox News appearance.

Officials from the FBI, DHS, and the Department of Defense were reportedly meeting with the speaker last week, but "the answers are not forthcoming."