A protege of Kanye West was arrested at Laguardia Airport for carrying a set of brass knuckles at Laguardia Airport. At least, that what the TSA thinks 2 Chainz had. But others claim 2 Chainz was just carrying his DOPE four-finger ring and say that the Transportation Security Administration overreacted. more ›

Al Sharpton, no match for the Port Authority. The MSNBC talking head and possible NYPD spying subject got his SUV impounded at La Guardia last night. Well, not his SUV, Sharpton Media's SUV. The reverend can't drive. more ›

With the Giants getting ready for a very unusual Super Bowl tomorrow in Indianapolis, it is only fitting that it took a very unusual set of circumstances for them to get their beloved and traditional Friday after-practice Long Island pizza there. Umberto's was given a police escort to LaGuardia Airport yesterday in order to fly out to Indy to deliver 15 pies to the team. And the millionaires seemed to enjoy the fact that greenhouse gases were pumped into the atmosphere so they could enjoy lukewarm pizza, despite a lack of salsa. more ›

A traveler who tripped up security at LaGuardia airport with a homeopathic medical device yesterday was eventually allowed to proceed on to his destination, albeit without his mysterious New Age device. But long after he was gone, the device—which could possibly be mistaken for a crude pipe bomb—caused a bomb scare at the airport, because security screeners left the pipe behind after their shift change without telling the next team what it was. more ›

Former Playboy enthusiast and Le Bernardin chef Eric Ripert of Top Chef fame gave his favorite airport dining spots to the Wall Street Journal, and shockingly Cinnabon didn't make the list. Correctly noting that "there's always time to eat in airports, because flights are always being delayed," Ripert chooses the pizza joint Crust at LaGuardia for their "thin crust, well seasoned, good-quality ingredients," and Bobby Van's Steakhouse at JFK. If we could eat the sense of helpless rage, we wouldn't need a $40 steak. more ›

The story, which will surprise no one, notes that flight delays are just as bad as they were five years ago, and that airlines pad the statistics to keep things from looking even worse. In 2007, delays that affected 320 million passengers cost the economy a total of $41 billion, roughly the cost of one copy of US Weekly, a pack of gum, and a chicken salad sandwich purchased at La Guardia's food court. more ›

Last month, Californian lawyer and influential Tea Party leader Mark Meckler was arrested for trying to board a plane at LaGuardia Airport with a handgun and ammunition. This week, Meckler pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct (reduced from felony criminal possession of a concealed weapon), but he wasn't too happy about it. He made his displeasure known in a long entry on his website, in which he railed against "NYC’s unconstitutional or tyrannical behavior:" "Until you have felt the handcuffs on your wrists, and until you have heard that cell door close behind you, it is impossible to understand what it means to actually lose your liberty." more ›

It's not often that we agree with Donald Trump, but he was right when he called LaGuardia a "third-world airport"—okay, maybe he's exaggerating a bit, but we back his sentiment. It's crowded and dirty, with the saddest Auntie Annie's pretzel stand we have ever seen—even the Port Authority boss says it's a dump! But could the much-maligned airport finally be getting a makeover? more ›

Pro tip: You need to be licensed by the State of New York if you're in possession of a handgun. Just another way the guv'ment CONTROLS real patriots like Mark Meckler, a lawyer from California who is an influential Tea Party leader. Meckler has a gun permit in California, but unfortunately for him, LaGuardia Airport is in Queens, New York. And so when he went up to the Delta Airlines ticketing agent yesterday and tried to check his semi-automatic handgun and ammunition, that raised a red flag. See, this is why the federal government should just take over gun licensing and make gun owners buy a nationwide permit! more ›

A pilot in a LaGuardia-bound flight from North Carolina got locked in the bathroom of his own plane last night, triggering an accent-fueled terror scare that was completely, totally, absolutely, ridiculously unnecessary. more ›

In a move that will no doubt frustrate passengers who are already tired of having their bodies exposed to radiation or their genitals groped, airport security is "expected to tighten" due to intelligence that terrorists are surgically implanting explosive devices inside their bodies. While White House spokesman Jay Carney stressed that this concept "is not at all surprising," and that the intelligence "did not relate to an imminent or specific threat," a source from the Department of Homeland security tells the Times that they have warned their foreign counterparts. If only there were some vague, Orwellian, color-coded system to get people scared about something like this... more ›

A US Airways flight at LaGuardia bound for Charlotte, North Carolina was aborted minutes before takeoff yesterday after the pilot noticed an unauthorized man wandering around by the runway, mere feet from the plane. A police official tells the Post the man, Andre Reid, was walking by the Airbus 321 "like he was taking a stroll in his backyard." Upon spotting Reid, the pilot reportedly became "spooked" and decided to "dump" the flight, meaning all the passengers and all the luggage had to be transferred to a different plane. Just another day at our "third world airport." more ›

Forget bake sales (they're illegal anyway), when you've got Madonna as a mom you can raise funds for your school in a much more fashionable (and low-calorie) way: by raiding her closet! Madonna has donated a pair of her Chanel boots to her daughter Lourdes's school, the LaGuardia Arts High School in Manhattan. They'll become part of an annual auction to raise money, joining about 100 other items (including a private "sex therapy session"—donated by someone's parent? Embarrassing!). more ›

We've done many dubious things to prove our parents wrong (we still owe you one, Peruvian consul!) but hailing a cab from LaGuardia to LA strikes us as the ballsiest. John Belitsky's father, a former New York City cab driver, told his son that there was no chance he could catch a ride that far. But that's exactly what Belitsky and a pal did, for $5,000. more ›

Sure, La Guardia isn't as nice as say, JFK, Newark, Penn Station, Grand Central Terminal, but is it a "Third World Airport," as fake-haired vulgarian Donald Trump claimed it was yesterday? It sure is, according to someone who would know: Port Authority Executive Director Christopher Ward told the Daily News, "This is recently the only thing he's actually been somewhat right about." Oh REALLY? What about his clear-eyed assessment of the Libyan situation? And we look ghastly every morning before we apply Trump's patented QuikStik (the searing pain means it's working!). more ›

New York City's rodent population is becoming a little bit too fearless. This morning we all witnessed a rat board the subway only to crawl onto a sleeping man's face, and now new video evidence shows that New York's Fearless are going after us in the airport as well. This was filmed at LaGuardia on Tuesday... and if that woman had spotted this little guy he would have most definitely suffered death by hot pink Ugg. more ›

[UPDATE: Video of an angry mob below] The FAA isn't telling us the whole truth. Their website says that all local airports are operating with departure and arrival delays of "15 minutes or less," but seems to be ignoring the fact that many flights have been stuck on the tarmac for 12 hours at JFK. The Post reports that Jeff Chong was "left to rot" with passengers on a flight from Vancouver because there weren't enough open gates at JFK. But that doesn't compare to the man at risk of missing the Prince show at MSG tonight because he's been stuck at O’Hare since Sunday. more ›

Once again, we're number one! In bad airports. Hot on the heels of a similar report, for the fourth year running LaGuardia has been deemed the worst airport in the country according to a Zagat Survey of 8,007 flyers. Not that JFK and Newark did much better, coming in 26th and 24th out of 30, respectively. Meanwhile, Portland International got the nod as the best airport in the country. So is there anything that could fix poor beleaguered LaGuardia? "Knock it down and start over," suggests Zagat's founder Tim Zagat. But hey, with a slew of fancy food spots coming to LaGuardia's Terminal D soon enough, at least folks can eat good food while they wait. more ›

A CBS News producer happened to be on a flight to Laguardia from Atlanta when an 86-year-old fell ill. Luckily, the plane was apparently chock full of doctors and she was saved by a pair of doctors heading to see the Thanksgiving Day Parade! Neurologist Tom Devlin (who was wearing his scrubs) checked out the lady, who apparently had a seizure, heart attack or stroke, during the Wednesday flight. He said she was “Without a pulse, not breathing, completely comatose in her chair... It was clear this was a potential life and death situation," and consulted with his cardiologist wife, Dr. Carol Gruver who then revived the woman. more ›

Bad news if you're flying Spirit Airlines today; the company's reservation system has crashed, and we're seeing reports of long lines at LaGuardia this morning. The airline is currently conducting manual check-ins with Spirit staff hand-writing boarding passes. In a statement issued to CNN, a Spirit spokesperson described the computer failure as "routine maintenance." (We'll leave it to you to insert your own incredulous scoffing sound.) The statement further elaborates: "Our system is currently down, but we expect it to be up again shortly. In the meantime, we are checking in customers manually. Although this does take a bit more time, we do have additional staffing at our airports today and we are getting customers to their flights on time." more ›

It's almost time to travel for the holidays, and here's your reminder that our airports are The Worst. The Daily Beast has done some number-crunching to determine that LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark airports rank the lowest of the 27 largest airports in the nation. The site explains that the airports were ranked in seven categories, using holiday travel data—they ask: "Does your holiday travel include a stopover at an airport from hell?" And the answer, New Yorkers, is yes. Here's the breakdown: more ›

Flight delays at New York's three major airports cause a ripple effect that snarls air traffic nationwide, and the U.S. Office of the Inspector General wants the FAA to please consider possibly doing something about it. A new report [pdf] stops short of demanding that the FAA reduce the number of flights scheduled at the airports, but calls upon the FAA to "reexamine" the scheduling rules, or else... there might be another report in a couple of years! Right now one-quarter of all flights in and out of New York and Newark end up delayed or canceled. more ›

Hope you've been getting into shape, because the new full body security scanners will debut at LaGaurdia and JFK airports in the coming weeks, a TSA spokesperson promises. Despite lawsuits raising privacy and health concerns, NYC will finally get the scanners, which have been popping up in airports nationwide. The Daily News reports that LaGuardia and JFK will be using the "backscatter" type of full body scanner, which uses low-level radiation to let TSA workers "see" through your clothes (but not through your flying pasties). Sure, it's creepy, but is it safe? more ›

It's been public information for a while that the TSA has flagged snow globes as a potential security threat, but apparently people aren't getting the message. So at LaGuardia airport, they've got these helpful signs reminding you that if you expect to get through security, you're going to have to trash that adorable little snow globe you bought for Grandma. (If you have the foresight, you can also bring it in your checked luggage.) The TSA says the tchotchkes are prohibited not because the administration hates precious souvenirs, but because "they contain an undetermined amount of liquid." Their stance on potentially lethal garden gnomes and Statue of Liberty paperweights remains unclear. more ›

Can you put a price on fame? How about $20,000? That's how much two New Jersey parents owe the Department of Education for out-of-state tuition to Fiorello H. La Guardia School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts. For the past five years, Jill Schifter and Anthony Maulella of North Bergen, NJ have been using a friend's address on the Upper East Side to keep their daughter enrolled in the prestigious school without having to pay tuition. But they got caught. more ›