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Gov. Hochul celebrates topping-out of JFK Terminal 6, marks major milestone for Queens jobs and economy

JFK Terminal 6 Topping Off Ceremony

Oct. 1, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and Paul Frangipane A significant construction milestone was celebrated at John F. Kennedy International Airport Tuesday as Gov. Kathy Hochul and hundreds of union construction workers gathered for the topping-out ceremony of the new $4.2 billion Terminal 6. The ceremony marked the completion of the terminal’s steel framework,…

Astoria woman busted for assaulting customs agent with karate chop at JFK Airport: Feds

Aug. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry An Astoria woman was arrested by federal agents and charged with assaulting one of their own with a karate chop that was caught on surveillance video at JFK Airport last week. Emilia Mathias, 57, of Steinway Street in Astoria, had just returned from a trip to Brazil and was making her way through Terminal 4 when she was stopped by a female U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer on Tuesday, Aug. 22, according to the criminal complaint. The agent told Mathias that she could not enter the secured area and tried to get…
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