TRUMP LOCKS DOWN UNITED NATIONS WEEK, FIBER CUT GROUNDS NYC FLIGHTS | WarRoom Evening | September 21st, 2026
An Amtrak construction crew in New Jersey accidentally severed a Verizon fiber-optic line that served as backup for air-traffic control. Primary circuit failure plus the cut triggered ground stops at JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Teterboro and Philadelphia. Hundreds of flights delayed or canceled; dozens diverted. Repairs to the fiber could take ~13 hours.
The outage hit as 130 world leaders arrive for the 81st UN General Assembly. Midtown is under gridlock-alert days, First Avenue closures from 41st–48th, rolling frozen zones, no-fly radius, and heavy NYPD/Secret Service presence. The city is…
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