Westchester County Airport

Delta Airlines Wheelchairs (credit: CBS 2)

Disability Advocates Speak Out Against Airport Wheelchair Abusers

It’s hard to pin down an official number for how many of the requests for wheelchairs are bogus, but one expert estimates it at 15 percent nationwide.

2013/05/13

Passengers stand in line at LaGuardia Airport. (credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Flight Delays Pile Up At NYC-Area Airports After FAA Budget Cuts

Airline passengers are facing travel troubles. The Federal Aviation Administration has furloughed 47,000 workers because of federal budget cuts.

2013/04/22

Rendering of the new Tappan Zee Bridge (credit: New York State Thruway Authority)

Tappan Zee Bridge Mass Transit Task Force Holds First Hearing

The day the bridge opens for traffic, which is hoped for in 2018, bus commuters should notice faster rides.

2013/02/22

Pilot Injured When Small Plane Goes Down In Westchester County

A pilot was injured early Saturday after a small plane crash-short of the Westchester County Airport.

2012/11/17

Jet Makes Emergency Landing At Westchester County Airport

The aircraft, which an airport spokeswoman said faced a landing gear problem, was en route to Nebraska after taking off from Westchester when a signal light went off.

2012/09/11

FILE - Canada geese (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

700 Geese From Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge To Be Euthanized

In April, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand proposed a bill authorizing authorities to remove Canada geese from the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in June and July when the birds are molting and cannot fly.

2012/07/10

Animal Advocates Protesting Gillibrand’s Proposal To Kill Geese Near JFK

The bill would authorize authorities to remove Canada geese from the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in June and July when the birds are molting and cannot fly.

2012/05/03

JetBlue Flight 571 was forced to make an emergency landing on Tuesday evening. (credit: CBS 2)

In Wake Of Recent Bird Strikes, Gillibrand Seeks To Allow Goose Kills Near Airports

“We cannot afford to sit back and wait for a catastrophe to occur before cutting through bureaucratic red tape between federal agencies,” U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said.

2012/04/26

JetBlue Flight 571 had to make an emergency landing at Westchester County Airport after encountering a bird strike Tuesday evening. (credit: CBS 2).

Bird Strike Forces Emergency Landing Of JetBlue Flight In Westchester

JetBlue Flight 571 was hit by two geese. One landed square on the plane’s windshield and was caught in the wipers and obstructed the view from the cockpit, CBS 2′s Derricke Dennis reported.

2012/04/24

This small plane had to make an emergency landing in Yorktown Heights on April 20, 2012. No injuries resulted from the incident. (credit: CBS 2)

Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Westchester County

The plane was headed to Westchester County Airport before landing in the parking lot of IBM.

2012/04/20

TSA Agent File Photo (Photo credit: Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)

New York TSA Officers Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Painkillers

You trust them to protect you, but on Tuesday Transportation Security Agency agents were accused of betraying the public and helping drug smugglers.

2011/09/13

Pilot Keith Weiner, 63, wife Lisa (right), and their 14-year-old daughter, Isabel (left), were killed Saturday in a small plane crash in Armonk. (Credit: CBS 2)

Family, Friends Remember Victims Of Armonk Small Plane Crash

A father is in mourning after his beloved son’s family was lost in a horrific plane crash in Westchester County on Saturday. One day after Father’s Day, William Weiner is preparing to bury his son, 63-year-old Keith Weiner.

2011/06/20

Emergency crews respond to a small plane crash in Armonk in Westchester County, NY. At least three died in the crash. (Credit: CBS 2)

NTSB Investigating Small Plane Crash In Armonk That Killed 4

The National Transportation Safety Board is taking over the investigation of deadly plane crash near the Westchester County Airport. Four people were killed when the small plane headed for Montauk crashed shortly after take-off.

2011/06/19