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Laguardia got this comical sinkhole yesterday. They recently had the deadly plane-truck collision, too.

https://abc7ny.com/post/lga-delays-cancellations-sinkhole-shuts-down-laguardia-airports-runways/19138641/

https://abcnews.com/US/laguardia-airport-closed-collision-air-canada-plane-airport/story?id=131315551

https://abc7ny.com/post/delta-regional-jets-collide-low-speeds-taxing-laguardia-airport/17921202/

Then there's Newark, which is constantly in the news for near misses and ATC problems. Plus, there was recently that plane-highway near-collision (as a plane was landing, it hit a highway streetlight and maybe even touched a truck on the way down

https://nj1015.com/newark-airport-near-miss/

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/shocking-video-shows-united-flight-striking-pole-truck-on-new-jersey-turnpike-during-landing/3931404/

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/22/g-s1-68333/newark-air-traffic-controller-atc

They're in the news so much for incidents/accidents. I get it. They're small, fucked-up airports under the most congested skies in the country. but come on, we've had some time to figure it out

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[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 4 points 20 hours ago

Newark is the home of local fake news celebrity dan bongos.