The crash killed all those onboard the aircraft: the pilot and a family from Spain. Two of the victims were initially taken to a hospital, but later succumbed to their injuries.
The chopper's landing skids were seen protruding from the river beside a tunnel vent as several boats clustered around the impact site.
The NBC4 channel reported that its own helicopter was unable to take off because of weather conditions, with the weather in New York on Thursday gusty under thick cloud cover.
“And after it shattered, then we saw the helicopter just spiral... And then it just crashed into the water just like that,“ said fashion designer Belle Angel.
“The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate,“ it added.
“The footage of the accident is horrendous. God bless the families and friends of the victims,“ he wrote on Truth Social.
The river is a busy shipping channel and the scene of a dramatic 2009 incident when a US Airways jet safely landed in the water. All 155 people on board escaped with their lives in an event dubbed “Miracle on the Hudson.”
The average temperature of the river is 46 degrees Fahrenheit (8 degrees Celsius) at this time of year, according to the US Geological Survey.
Police and fire service (FDNY) divers raced to pull survivors from the wreckage, he said.
“Four victims were pronounced dead on scene, and two more were removed to local area hospitals, where, sadly, both succumbed to their injuries.”
The police commissioner said the aircraft was operated by New York Helicopter, which did not respond to a request for comment but lists the Bell 206 among its fleet.
There have been around 30 helicopter crashes in New York since 1980, Brooklyn Borough President Mark Levine told reporters, calling for tighter restrictions on helicopter traffic in the city.
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