It’s pretty suspicious, there’s no way a drone laid around unattended for a month especially in NYC.
And not near the Navy Yard.
Some Chinese government BS in there somewhere.
Depends on what it was made of. If it was obviously not metallic, the looters wouldn’t take it, and it could take months for the NYC trash crews to pick it up. If they ever did, since all these workers are unionized and picking up stray drones is probably not in the contract.
The Navy Yard is a name now. It hasnt been an actual Navy Yard for 6 decades. It’s now a collection of manufacturers, restaurants and bars. Other than a museum of the Navy Yard it has little connection with the Navy.