LGA Terminal B earns
LEED v4 Status
World’s 1st to achieve stringent rating
The Port Authority proudly announced
that LGA’s Airport new Terminal
B has been awarded Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) v4 Gold certification by the
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC),
making it the first airline terminal in the
world to achieve this designation for its
sustainability efforts under more stringent
LEED v4 requirements.
Termonal B is recognized for its
commitment to environmental practices,
strategies and accomplishments
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under the LEED v4 Gold Certification
- 99 Percent of Debris Recycled
from Terminal B Garage Demolition
and the terminal designed to achieve a
water savings of more than 43 Percent.
LEED is the most widely used rating
system worldwide for green building
certification, recognizing excellence
in sustainability and design
construction. Buildings satisfying the
requirements may earn one of four
LEED rating levels: Certified, Silver,
Gold or Platinum.
A passenger finds the artwork at LuGuardia Terminal B worthy of remembrance. Just
one of the many art features in the renovated LGP terminal of similar beauty. This
monumental sculpture by artist Sarah Sze displays hundreds of images form a mirage
like sphere that appears to float in midair. Each photograph captures a snapshot
of the sky above New York City taken over the course of one day.
Congrats Angel Flight!
25th Year Anniversary
The KAAMCO organization recognizes
the positive impact that Angel
Flight has had on those in need of
medical care and donated to this company
at the Kaamco golf event. This
recognition tied-in with the 25th year of
service this all volunteer group is celebrating.
Since Angel Flight Northeast’s first
flight in 1996, it’s mission coordinators
have scheduled more than 80,000 free
flights with the assistance of it’s 400+
Volunteer Pilots who have flown patients
over 14 million miles to access
specialized medical care that is not
readily available to them in their area.
As well, AFNE’s 200+ Earth Angels
are there to greet the patients and their
families with open arms and transport
them to and from their destinations.
Angel Flight Northeast is a 501(C)3
non-profit organization honored to
serve the courageous men, women,
children and their families who have
an incredible will to live. Angel Flight
Northeast’s main service area covers
9 states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, and Vermont, yet with partnerships
with leading commercial airlines
providers like JetBlue and Cape Air,
AFNE is able to provide national flights
as well.
Their volunteer pilots fly patients
free of charge to ensure distance is
never an obstacle for those who need
specialized, life-saving medical care.
To learn more about AFNE, goto http://
www.angelflightne.org/ Also take a
moment to watch their videos that highlight
just a handful of the patients that
AFNE is able to assist annually.
USDA fears of equine illness
Restricts horses from Mexico
Effective immediately July 8, and
until further notice, the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Veterinary Services (VS) is placing restrictions
on the importation of equine
from Mexico, based on the diagnosis of
Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE).
VS will continue to require a permit
for import of equine-derived materials
such as serum.
Any equine commodities originating
from or transiting through Mexico
will be under this restricted entry to the
United States. Importation of equine
germplasm will be prohibited.
Importation of live equine will be
subject to a 7-day quarantine instead
of the usual 3-day quarantine.
The Ark at JFK handles horses on
a regular basis but according to them,
most of the horses from Mexico go
through Miami so this does not impact
JFK Airport.
These restrictions will be updated
as additional epidemiological information
is obtained. Current information
can be found on the APHIS website:
USDA APHIS | Bring Horses into the
U.S. from Mexico.
Recently the JFK ATC made local news after reports of severe rain water leaks to the control
room. The tower has been under roof and related repairs for many months. According
to one worker there was damage to a piece of equipment and some ceiling falling on
people. There were some flight disruptions and delays due to the mess. The staff moved to
the back-up facility while emergency work was done.
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