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800+ Flights Canceled As FAA Orders Huge Cuts During Gov't Shutdown: What To Know
Airlines began canceling hundreds of flights after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered reductions as the longest federal government shutdown in US history strains air traffic control staffing. According to FlightAware, at least 834 US-based flights were canceled as of 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 7. That's a dramatic increase from the 202 flights that were scrapped on Thursday, Nov. 6. The hubs most affected included Chicago O'Hare, Atlanta, Denver, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Phoenix. Around 1,360 US-based flights were also delayed as airports struggle with fewer air traffic controllers and …
National Interest
Best, Worst Airport Websites For Data Security Revealed In New Study
Boston's main airport has the safest website of any major airport in the Northeast, while New York City-area hubs rank among the worst, according to a new study. Digital privacy website VeePN rated 31 of the largest airport websites in the US based on two cybersecurity measures. The study ranked airport sites on their security headers, which help block cyberattacks, and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption, which protects personal data like travel records and credit card information. Logan International Airport earned a B for security headers and an A for SSL.…
Windsor Locks, CT
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Northeast Airports Among Worst For Summer Delays, New Study Says: Here's Why
Northeast travelers will experience some of the worst travel delays over the summer, according to a new study. Upgraded Points released its 2025 study of Airports With the Most Summertime Flight Delays on Monday, July 7. The travel website studied federal data since 2022 to determine which airports and airlines experience the most issues during the summer. The study found that the New York City metro area has the highest rate of summer flight cancellations and some of the longest tarmac waits in the country. Crowded runways, unpredictable weather, and Northeast airspace conge…
Elmont, NY
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Shake Shack Burgers Available On Delta Flights From
Nyc-a
rea Airport
Flyers at John F. Kennedy International Airport can now enjoy Shake Shack burgers on some flights. Delta's partnership with Shake Shack expanded to JFK on Tuesday, June 3. Shake Shack's cheeseburgers are available for first-class passengers on Delta flights from JFK that are at least 900 miles long. The build-your-own ShackBurger features a 100% Angus beef patty, toasted potato bun, and custom toppings. The meal also includes a tray of potato chips inspired by Shake Shack's classic fries, giving customers a full Shack-style meal while in the air. Shake Shack and Delta first teame…
National Interest
Near Disaster At LaGuardia Airport: Passenger Jet Aborts Takeoff Due To Potential Collision
Federal authorities are investigating an incident in which two planes nearly collided on a runway. A Republic Airways plane nearing liftoff found a United Airlines jet suddenly in its path at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Authorities announced on Monday, May 19, details of the event that occurred just after noon on Tuesday, May 6. The Republic jet was forced to abort takeoff because the United plane was suddenly in its path. Audio obtained by ABC News revealed a controller telling the Republic pilot: “Sorry about that, I thought United had cleared well before that.” New runway safe…
National Interest
Delta Plane's Wing Hits Runway During Landing At LaGuardia Airport
A possible calamity was avoided after a Delta plane's wing hit the runway as it was coming in for a landing. The incident happened just after 10 p.m. Sunday, March 16 at LaGuardia Airport in Queens. The plane's left wing struck the runway during the landing before the pilots executed a go-around, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In a go-around, a pilot, during the final approach to land, decides against continuing the landing and instead initiates a climb, aborting the landing attempt. No injuries were reported. There were 80 people on board the CRJ…
Elmont, NY
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Shake Shack Bringing Burgers To Delta Flights From NY Airport: Here's Where You Can Get One
If you've ever craved a Shake Shack burger on a flight, one airline has you covered. Delta Air Lines is expanding its Shake Shack partnership, the carrier said in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 4. Shake Shack's burgers will now be available on flights 900 miles and longer that depart from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, along with Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Seattle. The program, which first launched on flights from Boston in December 2024, has already served more than 10,000 burgers. "This is part of our work to partner with brands our customers already know and love while con…
Hartford, CT
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Delta Teams Up With Uber, Ending SkyMiles Rewards Partnership With Lyft
Delta will enter a new partnership with Uber and allow SkyMiles customers to earn rewards on rides, ending the airline's longtime relationship with Lyft, officials said. Delta Air Lines and Uber announced their new partnership at the CES 2025 trade show in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 7. SkyMiles members will be able to earn miles for eligible Uber riders and Uber Eats orders in the spring of 2025. The heads of the companies shared their excitement about the venture, saying that about 15 percent of all Uber ride bookings either begin or end at airports. "Delta is thrilled to come together wi…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Record 8.7M Thanksgiving Travelers Expected At Port Authority Crossings: What You Need To Know
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is preparing for a record-breaking 8.7 million travelers to use its airports and crossings during the Thanksgiving travel period, from Monday, Nov. 25, to Monday, Dec. 2. Travelers should expect heavy traffic, longer wait times, and parking challenges, the agency announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Approximately 3.2 million passengers are expected to travel through John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International, LaGuardia, and New York Stewart International airports—an increase of 2% from last year’s record volume. To accommodat…
Wyandanch, NY
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Wyandanch Man Stabs 8 Partygoers After Sexual Advances Rejected, DA Says
A man is facing attempted murder charges following a stabbing spree at a Long Island home that injured eight people. Moses Brooks, age 50, of Wyandanch, was indicted on nearly two dozen criminal counts in Nassau County Court on Friday, Nov. 22. According to the charges, Brooks was attending a crowded basement house party on Linden Place in Hempstead in the early hours of Sunday, Oct. 6, when he exposed himself to a 26-year-old woman. When she walked away, Brooks followed her and rubbed his penis against her arm, prosecutors said. The victim told her friends what happened and they removed …
Huntington, NY
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Loaded Gun In Carry-On Bag At LaGuardia Will Mean 'Stiff' Fine For Halesite Man, TSA Says
A major airport no-no could cost a Long Island traveler thousands of dollars. The Suffolk County man, of Halesite, was found with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag during a security screening at LaGuardia Airport on Thursday, Sept. 5, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said. When the bag was identified by TSA as possibly containing a firearm, it was automatically diverted to a different conveyor belt for closer inspection. That’s when agents found the 9mm handgun loaded with nine bullets, including one in the chamber. Police allowed the man to return the gun to his vehicle. He…
Brentwood, NY
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Man Behind 'Vicious' Slashing Of Bouncer On Long Island Gets Over Decade In Prison
A man who viciously attacked a Long Island bar bouncer, leaving him permanently disfigured, will spend over a decade in prison. Darieo St. Leger, age 35, of Islip Terrace, was sentenced to 12 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Aug. 8 According to prosecutors, it was around 12:40 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2022, when St. Leger and the bouncer began arguing outside the Ivy Kitchen and Bar in Huntington after the bouncer refused to let him inside. Earlier Report: 'Enraged' Customer Admits Slashing, Disfiguring Bouncer At Huntington Bar He admitted that he slashed the bouncer…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Kidnappers Who Demanded $680,000 Ransom For Fort Lee Man Get Up To 18 Years Without Release
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Four men who kidnapped a Fort Lee man from his home and held him for a $680,000 ransom must serve from 12 to 18 years in federal prison before they'll be eligible for release. The harshest plea-bargained sentence went to Albert Ferrelli, 52, of Queens, who must serve nearly 18 years of a 250-month prison sentence before he'll be eligible for release, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Next was fellow Queens resident Chiahao Lee, 32, who must serve nearly 13 years of a 180-month stretch, the U.S. attorney said. They're followed by Gabriel Anthony, also of Queens, Sellinger…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Airhead
: LaGuardia Traveler In Skunky Diaper Makes TSA Top 10 List
A traveler at LaGuardia Airport who stuffed pot into her adult diaper made the Top 10 list of unusual items snagged at TSA security checkpoints nationwide in 2023. There were some doozies in the list released on Tuesday, Jan. 9. They included: A knife found hidden inside a prosthetic leg at Anchorage Airport; Another knife stuffed inside a loaf of keto bread at Seattle-Tacoma Airport; Throwing knives found in a carry-on at Boston-Logan; A bag of meth inside a container of crab boil seasoning powder at -- where else? -- New Orleans Airport. Running just behind the leader -- an inert explos…
Hackensack, NJ
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Buns
&
Ammo
: LaGuardia TSA Finds Bullets Swaddled In Disposable Diaper
A traveler blamed his girlfriend after TSA officers at LaGuardia Airport found 17 unwrapped bullets concealed in a baby diaper, authorities said. It gave new meaning to the term "dirty diaper," Transportation Security Administration Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. The disposable diaper was removed from the Arkansas traveler's carry-on bag after it triggered an alarm on the X-ray belt was otherwise clean, Farbstein said. The man said he didn't know how the 9mm ammo ended up there. His girlfriend must have done it he said. That wasn't holding much water with TSA agents, who turned him and…
Brentwood, NY
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'Enraged' Customer Admits Slashing, Disfiguring Bouncer At Long Island Bar
A bouncer at a Long Island bar is permanently disfigured after an angry customer slashed his face after being denied entry. Darieo St. Leger, age 34, of Islip Terrace, pleaded guilty to one count of assault in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 28. According to prosecutors, it was around 12:40 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2022, when St. Leger and the bouncer began arguing outside the Ivy Kitchen and Bar in Huntington after the bouncer refused to let him inside. He admitted that he slashed the bouncer across his face, from ear to mouth, with a sharp object before fleeing the scene. The bounce…
Ridgewood, NJ
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K9 Calendar Features Airport Bomb Dog Named For Ridgewood, NJ Woman Who Died In 9/11 Attack
A bomb dog named for a Bergen County woman who was among those slain at the World Trade Center in the 9/11 terror attacks is featured in the new 2024 monthly calendar produced by the federal Transportation Security Administration. Gina-Gina is a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois who works with her handler, Julie Guevara, at LaGuardia Airport. She was named after Gina Sztejnberg, 52, of Ridgewood, who worked as a database architect consultant for Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. on the 96th floor of the North Tower. Guevara has a special connection to that fateful day. She was among the New York F…
Massapequa, NY
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Traveler Nabbed With Loaded Gun In Sneakers At LaGuardia Airport
A traveler was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers spotted a handgun and loaded gun magazine concealed inside a pair of sneakers packed inside a checked bag. The incident took place at LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday, Nov. 1. When the checked bag passed through the TSA explosives detection unit, it triggered an alarm, alerting TSA officers to open the bag to get a look at what caused the alarm. What the officers found inside the luggage was a pair of white Nike high-top sneakers with green trim and inside was a .45 caliber semi-automatic gun in …
Fort Lee, NJ
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'I Forgot': Long Island Man Caught Trying To Board LaGuardia Plane With Gun, TSA Says
A Nassau County man was arrested after a security X-ray machine at LaGuardia Airport pointed TSA agents to a gun in his carry-on bag, authorities said. The 9mm caliber handgun was loaded with eight bullets (see photo inset above), said Lisa Farbstein, a spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration. It was the eighth firearm picked off by TSA officers at the Queens airport so far this year, she said. Port Authority police seized the gun and arrested the Westbury resident, Farbstein said. He told them that he "forgot that he had his gun with him," she said. In addi…
Newark, NJ
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'Staggering': More Than 5,000 Guns Seized At Airports Nationwide So Far This Year, TSA Reports
A Connecticut man was seized at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday after TSA screening revealed a loaded .380-caliber handgun in his carry-on bag. Port Authority police confiscated the gun and arrested the Newton, CT man on a weapons charge after the Transportation Security Administration X-ray machine alerted a screener, the TSA's Lisa Farbstein said on Oct. 3. “The number of individuals who are stopped with guns at checkpoints across the country is staggering," said Robert Duffy, the TSA’s federal security director for the airport. "Nationwide, TSA officers have already detected more than …
Fort Lee, NJ
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'I Forgot': Traveler Nabbed Trying To Tote Loaded Gun, Ammo Onto Flight At LGA, TSA Says
A traveler was caught trying to board a flight with a loaded gun and 100 boxed bullets in his carry-on at LaGuardia Airport, authorities said. The checkpoint X-ray unit triggered an alarm that led to the discovery on Tuesday, April 25, said Lisa Farbstein, a spokesperson for the Transporation Security Administration. The .22-caliber gun was loaded with 10 rounds and came with two boxes of 50 bullets each, Farbstein said. TSA officers alerted Port Authority police, who seized the traveler, the gun and the ammo, she said. The Brooklyn man told them he'd "taken his bag to a shooting range a…
Norwalk, CT
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Got A Spare $4 Million? Norwalk 265-Room Hotel Heads To Auction
A Fairfield County hotel is for sale by auction with a starting bid of $4 million only a few years after its owners foreclosed on the property. The DoubleTree by Hilton Norwalk, located at 789 Connecticut Ave. in Norwalk, is set to be sold in an auction held from Monday, April 3 to Wednesday, April 5, according to the property listing. The 265-room hotel boasts eight floors, 136,807 square feet, and clear visibility and access from Interstate 95. The Norwalk hotel is close to several corporate headquarters and locations, including Frontier Communications, Xerox, Pric…
Yonkers, NY
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Stranded, Seething: 2.5K Southwest Flight Cancellations Leave Passengers In Post-Christmas Mess
More than 2,500 Southwest Airlines flights were canceled and 8,3072 delayed as of Wednesday, Dec. 28, leaving even more passengers across the US stranded and seething. Processes and computer systems that haven't changed since the 1990s are to blame, Captain Casey Murray, the president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, tells CNN. “It’s phones, it’s computers, it’s processing power, it’s the programs used to connect us to airplanes," he said, "that’s where the problem lies, and it’s systemic throughout the whole airline." The federal government said it plans on investigating. Cu…
Armonk, NY
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Woman Arrested At LaGuardia Airport For Trying To Bring Loaded Revolver Through Security
A woman was arrested after officials said she tried to board a flight at LaGuardia Airport with a loaded revolver. The Louisiana woman was brought into custody on Monday, Nov. 28, after she was prevented by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers from bringing the .38 caliber revolver handgun through the security checkpoint. A TSA officer saw the handgun on the X-ray machine's monitor when the woman's belongings entered the X-ray unit, according to the report. The officer alerted Port Authority Police, which responded, confiscated the gun, and detained the woman fo…
Fort Lee, NJ
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: TSA Agents Nab Female Louisiana Traveler With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia
A traveler from Louisiana was caught trying to bring a loaded handgun onto a plane at LaGuardia Airport, the TSA said. Transportation Security Administration officers picked off the .38-caliber revolver as it passed through a checkpoint X-ray machine with the woman's belongings on Monday, Nov. 28, the TSA's Lisa Farbstein said. It was loaded with five bullets, she said. The officers seized the gun and summoned Port Authority police, who took her into custody, Farbstein said. Not only was the woman arrested -- she also now faces a stiff federal financial civil penalty that could run into t…
Newark, NJ
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Commuters, Others Warm Up With Port Authority Police At 'Coffee With A Cop'
Lines were long at Newark Airport one recent morning, but not for the usual reason. Port Authority police put a twist on the "Coffee With a Cop" initiative by taking java and donuts directly to the public. Instead of meeting with community members at a local coffee shop, the PAPD fanned out to the area transportation hubs that the men and women in blue protect. Port Authority police "Coffee With A Cop" at Newark International Airport.PORT AUTHORITY PD Sweetening the morning Joe were safety and crime prevention tips and other information provided by PAPD command members at: Newark, JF…
Newark, NJ
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They Always Seem To Forget -- Or So They Say: TSA At LaGuardia Nabs Traveler With Loaded Gun
Another gun-toting traveler whom area TSA officers caught trying to board a plane with a loaded gun in his belongings said he forgot he had it, authorities said. The North Carolina resident had 10 bullets in the 9mm handgun flagged by a Transportation Security Administration officer as it passed through an X-ray machine at a LaGuardia Airport security checkpoint, the TSA said. “That’s no excuse," said Robert Duffy, the TSA federal security director at the Queens airport. "Responsible gun owners know where their firearm is at all times." Officers immediately alerted Port Authority police, w…
Rutherford, NJ
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Always On Duty: East Rutherford Firefighters Revive Unconscious Driver In NYC Crash
HEROES: A trio of East Rutherford firefighters were headed home following a department-related trip when they found themselves needed during an emergency in Manhattan. Assistant Fire Chief Christopher Griffin, Capt. Kyle Torres and Firefighter Joshua Novello had just touched down at LaGuardia Airport following a pre-construction visit to the Ohio-based Sutphen Corporation, which is producing a new tower ladder for the department. East Rutherford's bravest were headed up the Harlem River Drive toward the George Washington Bridge when motorists flagged them down. The trio found an unconsciou…
Fort Lee, NJ
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TSA: Traveler Nabbed With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia Could've Checked 'What Can I Bring?' Page
A gun-toting Florida man who was nabbed at LaGuardia Airport told TSA officers that he'd forgotten he had his loaded .380-caliber handgun with him, authorities said. “That’s no excuse," Robert Duffy, TSA’s Federal Security Director for the airport. "This man is now likely to receive a civil financial penalty that could possibly cost him thousands of dollars. "If you own a firearm, you need to know where it is at all times.” A TSA officer spotted the handgun (inset photo above) in the West Palm Beach resident’s belongings as they passed through the checkpoint X-ray machine’s monitor, the Tr…
Massapequa, NY
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'Whole New LaGuardia': Opening Of $4 Billion Terminal Marks Near Completion Of Revamped Airport
A brand-new terminal at LaGuardia Airport will officially open in the coming days, marking the completion of the $4 billion construction project. Terminal C will open on Saturday, June 4, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday, June 1. State officials said the opening of the new terminal also marks the near completion of the $8 billion "Whole New LaGuardia Airport" project, which also includes the New Terminal B that opened earlier this year. The Terminal C project included a $500 million investment for new roadways and supporting infrastructure in its $4 billion funding, …
Fort Lee, NJ
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TSA: Out-Of-State Traveler Nabbed Trying To Tote Loaded Gun Onto Flight At LaGuardia
A loaded handgun was seized and an Oklahoma traveler arrested after TSA officers caught him trying to carry the weapon onto a flight at LaGuardia Airport, authorities said. A Transporation Security Administration officer spotted the .380-caliber Ruger LCP as the owner's belongings passed through the X-Ray machine at a security checkpoint, Transportation Security Administration Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. Port Authority police arrested the traveler and seized the pocket-carry gun, which was loaded with three rounds, Farbstein said. Travelers cannot carry guns onto planes under any ci…
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