Aug. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding answers immediate action from the Transportation Security Administration to alleviate chronic staffing issues that have tormented air travelers at JFK Airport this month. Schumer released a public letter on Aug. 17 following a call with TSA administrators amid chaos he called unacceptable…
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Long Island firm selected to build construction support facility at JFK Airport to lessen impact on neighbors in southeast Queens
Jun. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry Southeast Queens residents will be chanting “Lets Go Mets” as construction ramps up on the $19 billion JFK transformation project and it will have nothing to do with baseball. The Port Authority on June 1 announced that a Long Island company, the Melville-based Modern Efficient Transport and Supply LLC…
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Mechanic at JFK Airport convicted of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine: Feds
May. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry
An American Airlines mechanic at JFK Airport was found guilty Tuesday by a federal jury in Brooklyn of trying to smuggle more than 25 pounds of cocaine after he was “caught red-handed” during a routine search in 2020.
Two construction workers dead following accident at JFK Airport
Apr. 3, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld Two construction workers are dead following a fatal workplace accident at John F. Kennedy Airport Monday morning. The workers were killed after a trench collapsed at a construction site on airport grounds shortly after 11 am, according to published reports. The Port Authority said that the workers became…
QueensLink hosting town hall meeting in Ozone Park, giving residents a chance to sound off on city’s plan for long-dormant train line
Mar. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry Ozone Park residents and transportation advocates from around the borough will be able to ensure their voices are heard on Thursday, March 16, during QueensLink’s town hall. The meeting at MS 137 America’s School of Heroes will allow QueensLink the opportunity to ask the community how best to meet…
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Ozone Park man killed after crashing into parking lot near JFK Airport
Dec. 27, 2022 By Bill Parry An Ozone Park man was killed in a fiery single-car collision near JFK Airport early Monday morning, according to authorities. Dylan Dipnarine, 24, of 78th Street, was driving on the Nassau Expressway just before 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 26 when he lost control of his vehicle and went airborne… Read more »