Incredible video shows a man flying around New York City's Times Square on a hoverboard in the early hours of the morning - drawing comparisons to iconic Spider-Man villain, the Green Goblin.
Footage shot by stunned onlookers shows the man - later revealed to be YouTuber Hunter Kowald - flying a dozen feet off the floor in the drone-like craft which is powered by eight separate propellers.
The viral video - first posted by Morgan Nevins on her Instagram account, @molivefreeordie - was shot at around 5am on Saturday.
Passing New Yorkers can be seen recording the spectacle on their phones as the man shoots off down 7th Avenue.
The man's identity was initially a mystery, but Kowald later posted a video to his own YouTube channel showing him hovering in Times Square.
Kowald is the creator of the SkySurfer Hoverboard Aircraft, and records videos of himself flying the madcap contraption.
A man was recorded flying through the air on some sort of hoverboard in Times Square early on Saturday morning this weekend, lighting up the New York City sky
The man in the video is seen wearing a mask as he shoots down 7th Avenue, seemingly over a dozen feet off the ground
The vehicle the man is flying around on makes a loud buzzing noise, as it looks to be made from at least a couple of drones
DailyMail.com has reached out to Kowald for comment and information about the hoverboard.
The price of it is uncertain, but similar devices can sell for between $10,000 and $20,000.
Kowald spoke to Inside Edition on Tuesday about the viral video.
'It's a highly engineered device. I spent years on this thing to make this happen, at least to do it safely and properly. There's a lot of safety built into that device, so essentially, I could have two motors fail and still land safely,' Kowald stated.
He says that he 'had permission and asked for it in advance, and everybody was around us to make sure we did it properly' for the stunt.
But the NYPD doesn't seem to completely agree, telling Inside Edition that they were looking into the video.
It’s illegal to fly any drone-like aircraft in Manhattan without permission, and if the hoverboard was classed as a helicopter or similar piloted aircraft, the rules are even stricter.
New York City administrative code, section 10-126 deals with 'avigation' - aerial navigation - in and over the city.
It says: 'It shall be unlawful for any person avigating an aircraft to take off or land, except in an emergency, at any place within the limits of the city other than places of landing designated by the department of transportation or the port of New York authority.
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The drone-like craft is powered by eight separate propellers
The video quickly drew comparisons to the Green Goblin, a hover-board riding villain from the Marvel universe who was played by Willem
