JFK International Airport

A passenger described her experience onboard the plane during the incident.

Two planes collided on the tarmac at John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport in New York on Saturday morning, one heading to West Palm Beach, Fla., the other landing from New Dehli, India.

JetBlue broke ground on an expansion of its terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens, Oct. 1. The slated 2015 opening will help the New York-based company add trips to more international destinations.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer wants the public to be aware that shining lasers into an aircraft’s cockpit is a crime. Even small laser pointers, often used for educational presentations, can broadcast light up to about two miles, he said, causing “disruption and disorientation” for pilots.

New Yorkers rallied in front of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s Midtown office Tuesday to protest the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) “removal and slaughter” of 751 molting Canada geese from Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens.

Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from a busy terminal at JFK Airport Saturday morning, after staff found a metal detector had malfunctioned and people had not been screened properly.