Kennedy Airport

Port Authority Police Officers Prepare To Save Lives In The Event Of Air Catastrophe Over Water

Mechanical failure, human errors, and acts of terror pose a constant threat to commercial airliners, and with three international airports in the New York area, the possibility of a devastating crash is constantly looming.

2012/09/24

FILE - A KC-10 aircraft (credit: Notify NYC)

KC-10 Aircraft To Fly Over NYC Ahead Of Air Force Week

Air Force week is coming to New York City on Aug. 19 and to get ready, the Air Force will be giving the public a bit of a preview of what’s to come.

2012/08/14

Gabriel Larsen (credit: handout via CBS 2)

Utah Boy Stable Following LIE Crash That Killed Grandma, Driver

The cab carrying 60-year-old Suzanne Nicholson and her grandson, 11-year-old Gabriel Larsen, was crushed after the chain-reaction wreck early Saturday morning on the Long Island Expressway.

2012/06/04

The Hilton Garden Inn near John F. Kennedy Airport. (credit: CBS 2)

DA: 2 Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide At Hilton Garden Inn Near JFK

About a half dozen men were gathered in a small conference room just off the lobby when a verbal argument turned violent.

2012/05/10

NYC Taxi (file/credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Yellow Cab Owners Sue Over New Passenger Plan For Livery Cabs

Owners of New York City’s signature yellow cabs sued Wednesday over plans to let livery cars pick up passengers on the street outside the heart of Manhattan, turning to a court on the eve of an expected vote to put the proposal in action.

2012/04/18

Delta Terminal at LaGuardia Airport - Queens, NY - Nov 9, 2010 (credit: Evan Bindelglass / Special to CBSNewYork)

LaGuardia Airport Introduces Expedited Screening For Qualified Passengers

LaGuardia Airport will now provide expedited screening to qualified passengers. The TSA pre-screening means that you don’t have to take your shoes off, you can keep your belt on and you don’t have to open up your laptop.

2012/04/04

Archbishop Timothy Dolan (credit: CBS 2)

Hundreds Of New Yorkers Head To Rome For Cardinal-Designate Dolan’s Elevation

“He’s a wonderful, great man. He’ll do a great job,” said pilgrim Ann Brana.

2012/02/14

(credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images, FILE)

TSA Officer Accused Of Stealing $5,000 From JFK Passenger

Alexandra Schmid, who has worked for the TSA for four years, allegedly swiped the cash from the passenger’s jacket as it passed through an X-ray conveyor belt around 8:25 p.m. Wednesday in Terminal 4.

2012/02/02

Canine Inspector Izzy sniffs out luggage at Kennedy Airport (credit: CBS 2)

‘Beagle Brigade’ Helps Sniff Out Food Hidden Away In Luggage At Kennedy Airport

A team of specially-trained dogs are hard at work at Kennedy Airport but they’re not sniffing out bombs and drugs, they’re looking for food.

2012/01/26

Life Sentence For Man Convicted In JFK Airport Terror Plot

Kareem Ibrahim was sentenced Friday in Brooklyn federal court eight months after being convicted of conspiracy.

2012/01/14

Fuel tanks at JFK Airport (credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Kareem Ibrahim, Man Convicted In JFK Airport Plot, Faces Sentencing

Kareem Ibrahim was convicted last year of plotting with three other men to destroy the airport by igniting its fuel supply.

2012/01/13

Woman Arrested With Stun-Gun At JFK

Authorities say a college student from China was arrested trying to carry a combination stun gun and flashlight onto a plane in New York City.

2012/01/01

Lenore Zimmerman (L) and Ruth Sherman (R) both claim they were strip-searched at Kennedy Airport (credit: CBS 2)

Third Elderly Woman Comes Forward With Claim Of Being Strip-Searched By TSA At JFK

The woman, who is in her 60s, told CBS 2′s Kathryn Brown a nearly identical story about her experience going through security JFK last weekend. In fact, she was on the same flight as one of the other women.

2011/12/05

Nassau County grandmother Lenore Zimmerman says she was strip searched at Kennedy Airport (credit: CBS 2)

L.I. Grandmother Says She Was Strip-Searched At Kennedy Airport

Lenore Zimmerman’s family plans to sue the TSA after, she says, she was taken to a private room and told to pull down her pants.

2011/12/03

(credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Tree Lighting, Obama Visit Force Day Of Gridlock For NYC Drivers

Between Wednesday night’s Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center and a visit by President Obama, commuters were better off sticking to mass transit.

2011/11/30

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