New York Bans Travel While Airplanes Perfect the Art of Hovering Spots
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- •New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared a state of emergency and travel ban Sunday night due to a massive winter storm.
- •Airlines canceled over 3,000 flights and delayed nearly 3,000 across Northeastern airports like JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark by Sunday afternoon.
- •The Department of Homeland Security suspended TSA PreCheck and Global Entry amid a federal partial shutdown but left lanes open for now.
In a move that screams, 'Let’s all just stay home and hope,' New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani slapped down a travel ban from 9 p.m. Sunday to 12 p.m. Monday, because apparently, 20 inches of snow isn’t enough – parts of New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts may get up to 25 inches. Meanwhile, airlines threw a multi-cancel party, scrapping over 3,000 flights and delaying nearly 3,000 more, with LaGuardia flexing an 82% cancel rate on Monday. Homeland Security then joined the comedy by suspending TSA PreCheck and Global Entry during a federal partial shutdown, yet TSA agents, apparently fueled by sheer panic or caffeine, kept those lanes open, evaluating the chaos 'case-by-case.' DoorDash, clearly prioritizing their drivers’ survival, hit the pause button on deliveries Sunday night. In short, the Northeast is bracing for 48 hours of travel calamity worthy of a disaster movie directed by Murphy’s Law.
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Nothing says 'travel chaos' like planes canceling en masse, a frozen city banning cars, and DoorDash deciding your food can wait until the apocalypse passes.
If you thought your Monday commute was cancelled, New York’s travel ban and 82% flight cancellations just made 'work from home' mandatory – for everyone else.
TSA PreCheck suspended but lanes open? Sounds like airport security is playing magic 8-ball with your patience.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 2/22/2026 | Author: Lauren Edmonds
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