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Travel advisory for NYC into Saturday, multiple subway suspensions and delays reported

Heavy rain is expected across the nyc metro area until early saturday morning with the threat of flash floods and coastal flooding, published september 29, 2023 • updated on september 29, 2023 at 1:03 pm, what to know.

• A travel advisory has been issued by the New York City Emergency Management Department for all day Friday and Saturday morning with the threat of flooding.

The city activated a flash flood plan and will have crews checking catch basins and roads in flood prone areas.

• City officials are warning residents to allow extra travel time and to use public transportation if they need to go out.

NYC leaders are warning of widespread flooding conditions and urging residents to be careful, especially during their commutes, as the heavy rain is expected to have dramatic impacts throughout the area.

The New York City Emergency Management Department issued a travel advisory for all day Friday and for Saturday morning.

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“All New Yorkers need to exercise caution," NYC Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol said in a statement. "If you must travel, consider using public transportation and allow for extra travel time, and if you must drive, do not enter flooded roadways. If you live in a basement apartment, especially in a flood prone area, be prepared to move to higher ground.”

A long list of subway lines were suspended due to flooding on the tracks. The MTA said service system-wide would be "extremely limited" throughout the day.

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There is only extremely limited subway service available because of heavy flooding. Service is suspended at many stations. Please stay home if you don't need to travel. pic.twitter.com/zWD0EdB9eZ — NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) September 29, 2023

Multiple roads were flooded and became impassable, forcing closures on major thoroughfares like the FDR Drive and the Central Park transverses in Manhattan. Air travel was also impacted, as Terminal A at LaGuardia Airport was closed after the building was flooded with inches of water. Travelers were seen walking through inches of water just feet right at the gates for Frontier Airlines.

"Our emergency response teams are standing by to address any issues that may arise and while we are working closely with them to minimize disruptions, we urge all New Yorkers to take necessary precautions, especially during the morning commute," said Mayor Eric Adams.

The travel advisory warns of possible flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying areas, as well as streets in NYC. The city released a list of safety tips:

• Allow for extra travel time. New Yorkers are urged to use public transportation. 
• If you must drive, drive slowly. Use major streets or highways for travel whenever possible. 
• If you live in a basement apartment in a flood prone area, prepare to move to higher ground.
• Do not drive into flooded streets or enter flooded subway stations.
• Check on friends, relatives, and neighbors, especially older adults and people with disabilities, access and functional needs, or health conditions. Help them to prepare if needed.
• Stay informed. Before and during an emergency, the City will send emergency alerts and updates to New Yorkers through various channels, including Notify NYC. Sign up for emergency notifications at NYC.gov/NotifyNYC or call 311. You can also follow @NotifyNYC on Twitter.

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NYC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ISSUES TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

A flash flood watch is in effect citywide from 8 p.m. monday through 5 p.m. tuesday.

October 25, 2021 — New York City Emergency Management has issued a travel advisory for Monday evening, October 25, through Tuesday afternoon, October 26. The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for New York City beginning at 8 p.m. Monday, October 25, through 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 26. According to the latest forecast, light to moderate rain is expected citywide Monday evening through Tuesday evening with an expected rainfall rate of 0.25 inch to 0.5 inch per hour, and a maximum rainfall rate of up to 1 inch per hour. A few periods of heavy rainfall are likely between 12 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday and can impact both the morning and evening commutes. Winds are expected to be 20 mph to 30 mph and winds gusts of up to 40 mph are expected Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening. Lingering showers then possible through Wednesday morning. A total of 2 inches to 4 inches of rain is expected with locally higher amounts possible.

NYC Emergency Management will activate the City's virtual Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Monday evening with City, state, and private partners to coordinate the response to the storm. The New York City Emergency Management Department is prepared, and will monitor the storm and rapidly respond to any potential impacts throughout the city.

"This event may cause flooding in the city, including on highways, streets, underpasses, as well as other poor drainage or low-lying spots," NYC Emergency Management Incoming Acting Commissioner Andrew D'Amora said. "New Yorkers should give themselves additional travel time and take the appropriate precautions if they must move about the city during the storm."

Agency Actions

• NYC Emergency Management is working closely with the National Weather Service and its third-party forecasting service to monitor the storm's track to determine any potential impacts to New York City.
• NYC Emergency Management has activated the City's Flash Flood Emergency Plan and will activate the City's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) beginning Monday evening at 8 p.m.
• NYC Emergency Management is hosting daily interagency conference calls with agency partners to coordinate the City's preparation for the storm
• NYC Emergency Management is in contact with elected officials and community partners. 
• Notify NYC, the City's official emergency communications program, will issue emergency alerts and updates to its subscribers throughout the event.
• NYC Emergency Management is issuing Advance Warning System (AWS) messages to service providers to encourage their clients to prepare for the incoming weather. The AWS message is disseminated to more than 1,400 local nonprofits and organizations that work with people with disabilities and access and functional needs.
• New York City Community Emergency Response Team (NYC CERT) members will clean debris from catch basins across the city.
• The City's Downed Tree Task Force and Tow Truck Task Force have been placed on alert.
• The Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Sanitation have crews cleaning debris on basins and are canvassing arterial highways for debris, inspecting all known flood locations and cleaning as required.
• Department of Transportation crews will continue to monitor roadways in the city and will continue to do so throughout the night.
• NYPD and FDNY will monitor roadway and neighborhood conditions.

Safety Tips

• If you live in a basement apartment, be prepared to move to a higher floor during periods of heavy rain.
• If you live in a flood-prone area, keep materials such as sandbags, plywood, plastic sheeting, and lumber on hand to help protect your home. 
• If you have a disability or access or functional need, make sure your plan addresses how your needs may affect your ability to evacuate, shelter in place, or communicate with emergency workers. Arrange help from family, friends, or service providers if you will need assistance.
• Exercise caution when traveling. Do not drive your vehicle or walk into areas where water covers the roadway as the water depth may be too great to allow you to cross safely. Use mass transit if possible.
• When outside, avoid walking and driving through flooded areas. As few as six inches of moving water can knock a person over. Six inches of water will reach the bottom of most passenger cars, causing loss of control and possible stalling. One or two feet of water can carry away a vehicle.
• Stay out of any building if it is surrounded by floodwaters. Avoid flooded subway stations.
• If you see downed electrical wires, do not go near them. Never attempt to move or touch them with any object. Be mindful that tree limbs, leaves, or water can cover downed wires from view. Always stay away from downed power lines because they could be live.
• Check the area immediately surrounding your home for unsecured objects or potentially dangerous conditions. Tree limbs, garbage cans, yard debris, or other materials that can be moved by the wind are potential projectiles aimed at your home or parked vehicle.
• Bring inside loose, lightweight objects such as lawn furniture, potted plants, garbage cans, garden tools and toys.
• Report downed wires immediately. If a power line falls on your car while you are in it, stay inside the vehicle and wait for emergency personnel.

Power Outages

• To prepare for a possible power outage, charge cell phone batteries, gather supplies, and turn your refrigerator and freezer to a colder setting. If you lose power, items that need refrigeration will stay cooler for longer.
• Make sure your flashlights and any battery-operated radios or televisions are working. Keep extra batteries.
• If you lose power and have a disability, access and functional needs or use life-sustaining equipment (LSE) and need immediate assistance, dial 911.
• Do not use generators indoors.
• Check on friends, relatives, and neighbors, especially older adults and people with disabilities, access and functional needs, or health conditions. Help them to prepare if needed.

Stay Informed

Before and during an emergency, the City will send emergency alerts and updates to New Yorkers through various channels including Notify NYC, the City's free emergency notification system. Through Notify NYC, New Yorkers can receive phone calls, text messages, and/or emails alerts about traffic and transit disruptions and other emergencies. Sign up for Notify NYC to receive free emergency alerts and updates in your preferred language by visiting   NYC.gov/NotifyNYC , calling 311 (212-639-9675 for Video Relay Service, or TTY: 212-504-4115), following @NotifyNYC on Twitter, or getting the free Notify NYC mobile application for your Apple or Android device.

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NYC snow storm: Flight status, travel advisories for today

Snow storm begins in nyc.

FOX 5 NY's Mike Woods shows us where the storm is headed as NYC braces for heavy snow.

NEW YORK - A major snow storm is pummeling the NYC area , making for a messy morning commute and leading to widespread flight cancelations.

As of 9:30 a.m., 43% of flights in and out of LaGuardia Airport were canceled, according to Flight Aware . At Newark, 26% of flights were canceled, and at JFK, 18% of flights were canceled.

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New York City has issued a travel advisory through Tuesday, and officials are urging New Yorkers to stay off the roads.

"If you do not have to be on the roads tomorrow, please stay home, and, if you’re a property owner, remember to clear your sidewalks," NYC Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement.

MORE: How much snow has to fall for the subway to shut down?

Here's everything you need to know about traveling during the snow storm Tuesday.

Flight Status

Check the status of each airport below:

LaGuardia Airport status 

• Flights canceled: 226 (43%)
• Flights delayed: 39 (7%)
• For more information from the FAA, click HERE .

Newark Airport status

• Flights canceled: 142 (26%)
• Flights delayed: 36 (6%)

JFK Airport status

• Flights canceled: 104 (18%)
• Flights delayed: 57 (9%)

Will NYC alternate side parking be in effect?

New York City alternate side parking will be suspended Tuesday due to "winter storm operations," according to the NYC Mayor's Office .

Meanwhile, parking meters will remain in effect.

For updates, click HERE .

MTA snow storm prep, delays

Mta update on winter storm preparations.

MTA officials provided an update on winter storm preparations for Tuesday.

The MTA announced normal service on bus, subways and the Long Island Railroad for Tuesday, but a slightly modified schedule for Metro-North.

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Parades, food festivals to close several NYC streets on May 18 and May 19

• Published: May. 17, 2024, 7:20 p.m.
• Luke Peteley | [email protected]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Another weekend, another batch of road closures impacting travel throughout New York City.

On Saturday, May 18, streets across various boroughs will be restricted to traffic as a result of planned parades and festivals. Those traveling in Brooklyn will need to navigate the detours originating from the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon.

Then, on Sunday, motorists in Manhattan will need to cope with closures made to accommodate foodies indulging at the Ninth Avenue International Food Festival.

According to an advisory from the NYPD, the closures will be at the discretion of police.

Expected closures include:

Saturday, May 18

18TH ANNUAL DANCE PARADE & FESTIVAL

Manhattan: At the discretion of NYPD

- 18th Street between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue

- 17th Street between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue

- 6th Avenue between 8th Street and 18th Street

- 8th Street between 6th Avenue and 3rd Avenue

- Astor Place between 4th Avenue and 3rd Avenue

- St. Marks Place between 3rd Avenue /Astor Place and Avenue A

- Avenue A between 8th Street and 10th Street

- Avenue A between 10th Street and 12th Street

- 10th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B

- 7th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B

TURKISH DAY PARADE & FESTIVAL

38th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue

Madison Avenue between 38th Street and 26th Street

27th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue

- Madison Avenue between 24th Street and 26th Street

- 26th Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue

30TH ANNUAL TASTE OF TRIBECA FESTIVAL

- Greenwich Street between Jay Street and Reade Street

- Duane Street between Greenwich Street and Hudson Street

RBC BROOKLYN HALF MARATHON

Brooklyn: At the discretion of NYPD

Locations/Route:

- Eastern Parkway between Grand Army Plaza and Bedford Avenue

- Washington Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard

- Empire Boulevard between Washington Avenue and Flatbush Avenue

- Flatbush Avenue between Empire Boulevard and Grand Army Plaza

- Grand Army Plaza (Entire Circle)

- Ocean Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Parkside Avenue

- Parkside Avenue between Ocean Avenue and Park Circle

- West Lake Drive between East Drive and South Lake Drive

- South Lake Drive between West Lake Drive and East Lake Drive

- East Lake Drive between South Lake Drive and East Drive

- West Drive between East Drive and West Lake Drive

- Park Circle between South Lake Drive and Ocean Parkway Entrance Ramp

- Ocean Parkway between Ocean Parkway Entrance Ramp and Surf Avenue

- Surf Avenue between Ocean Parkway and West 10th Street

- West 10th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk

Miscellaneous:

- Surf Avenue between West 10th Street and West 20th Street

- Stillwell Avenue between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk

- West 12th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk

- West 15th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk

NINTH AVENUE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL

Manhattan: At the Discretion of NYPD

Locations/Festival:

9th Avenue between West 42nd Street and West 57th Street

- West 44th Street between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue

- West 45th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue

- West 47th Street between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue

- West 48th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue

- West 49th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue

- West 50th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue

- West 51st Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue

- West 53rd Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue

- West 54th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue

Sunday, May 19, 2024

THE 3RD ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE PARADE

West 44th Street and West 45th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue

6th Avenue between West 44th Street and West 55th Street

55th Street between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue

ANNUAL NEPAL DAY PARADE

Madison Avenue between 38th Street and 27th Street

27th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue South

70TH ANNUAL NORWEGIAN DAY PARADE

3rd Avenue between 85th Street and 81st Street

- 3rd Avenue between 81st Street and Bay Ridge Parkway

- Bay Ridge Parkway between 3rd Avenue and 5th Avenue

- 5th Avenue between Bay Ridge Parkway and 67th Street

67th Street between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue

BANGLADESH DAY PARADE

Queens: At the discretion of NYPD

69th Street between 37th Avenue and 35th Avenue

37th Avenue between 69th Street and 87th Street

87th Street between 74th Street and 75th Street

BRONX WEEK FOOD AND ARTS FESTIVAL AND UNITY PARADE

Bronx: At the discretion of NYPD

Mosholu Parkway between Southern Boulevard and Hull Avenue

Mosholu Parkway between Hull Avenue and Van Cortlandt Avenue East

Mosholu Parkway between Van Cortlandt Avenue East and West Gun Hill Road

Mosholu Parkway between Bainbridge Avenue and Van Cortlandt Avenue East

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Statue of Liberty ticket scammers preying on tourists

A short ferry ride from Manhattan's Battery Park gets you to the Statue of Liberty, but what's happening in the park goes against most of what Lady Liberty stands for.

"Imagine if you're a New Yorker and somebody tried to tell you it costs 50 dollars to get into the park. Thankfully we know better, but unfortunately, a lot of folks don't," Matt Gill, captain at Statue City Cruises, explained.

Captain Gill has been working for Statue City Cruises since he was in high school.

He says he has never seen so many tourists who've been duped, paying double the price for tickets.

"Unfortunately, I have to say to them, 'We didn't sell you that ticket - that was from an illegal vendor inside the park,'" he explained.

It's so bad that Statue City Cruises put up scam alert signs outside its ticket booth.

We met two ladies from California who never made it there.

They were stopped at the park entrance and sold tickets for a different cruise that doesn't take them to the statue.

What they were told:

"I'm like I wanted to go in, see Ellis Island. Well, you can't do that. You have to get tickets in advance. And she's like they're 3 weeks. And I'm like really?" one of the women told Eyewitness News.

She was rightly surprised because that's not true.

The Statue City Cruises website showed plenty of available tickets on Friday.

We are told this is the worst it's ever been at Battery Park for a couple of reasons. One is ongoing construction that's essentially bottlenecking pedestrian traffic into the park.

"It's causing those vendors to try to prey on people in a much smaller location, where it was easier to get into the park prior," Gill said.

Now with only 2 entry points and a lot of confusion, the plea is for the city and the parks department to step in.

"If you've made it this far to Battery Park, we want to see you to get the rest of the way," Gill said.

The Parks Department released a statement saying,

Park Enforcement Officers patrol the area regularly and conduct joint details with NYPD to ensure that park rules are observed and enforced.

There are two ways to buy a ferry ticket out of Battery Park: either online at the Statue City Cruises website or in person at Castle Clinton at Battery Park . Unless you are booking a special tour, the general admission price is $25.

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State Department issues travel alert for LGBTQ people, events abroad

The U.S. State Department issued a "Worldwide Caution" alert on Friday, warning U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution due to "the increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events."

According to an administration official familiar with the matter, the alert is connected to the recent announcement from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security that foreign terrorist organizations might seek to exploit "LGBTQIA+-related events and venues," including events during 2024 Pride month, which begins in June.

The alert comes on the same day the State Department is commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia.

Last year's Pride month was also marked by safety concerns after the Department of Homeland Security issued a report warning that domestic violence extremists and people who commit hate crimes have increased threats of violence against the LGBTQIA+ community in recent years.

LGBTQ advocacy groups have issued a "state of emergency" in the U.S. following record-breaking waves of anti-LGBTQ legislation as well as a spike in reports of hate incidents.

The State Department alert also advises traveling Americans to exercise increased caution because of the potential for more generalized terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions "against U.S. citizens and interests."

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Advisory: First Lady Jill Biden to Travel to Michigan and New York

**All times are local and subject to change.**

From Thursday, May 16th, 2024 – Saturday, May 18th , 2024 , First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Michigan and New York. The First Lady will be joined by Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff in Michigan.

Thursday, May 16th, 2024

At 2 :00 PM , First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will arrive at Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport in Gwinn, Michigan. This arrival will be open press. For interested media, please RSVP HERE by Wednesday, May 15th, at 3:00 PM ET.

At 3:00 PM , the First Lady and Second Gentleman will deliver remarks at a political event in Marquette, Michigan. This event will be open to pre-credentialed media. For interested media, please contact [email protected] .

At 5:00 PM, the First Lady and Second Gentleman will arrive at Chippewa County International Airport in Kincheloe, Michigan. This arrival will be open to pre-credentialed media. For interested media, please RSVP HERE by Wednesday, May 15th, at 3:00 PM ET.

At 6:00 PM , the First Lady and Second Gentleman will deliver remarks at a community event with the Bay Mills Indian Community and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. This event will be open to pre-credentialed media. For interested media, please RSVP HERE by Wednesday, May 15th, at 3:00 PM ET.

Friday, May 17th, 2024

At 1 2:00 PM , First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will join a community listening session about health care with members of the Bay Mills Indian Community and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. This event will be open to pre-credentialed media. For interested media, please RSVP HERE by Thursday, May 16th, at 9:00 AM ET.

At 1:00 PM , to highlight historic investments through President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, the First Lady and Second Gentleman will tour the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. This event will be open to pre-credentialed media. For interested media, please RSVP HERE by Thursday, May 16th, at 9:00 AM ET.

At 3:00 PM , the First Lady and Second Gentleman will arrive at MBS International Airport in Freeland, Michigan. This arrival will be open press. For interested media, please RSVP HERE by Thursday, May 16th, at 9:00 AM ET.

At 5:15 PM , the First Lady and Second Gentleman will deliver remarks at a political event in Midland, Michigan. This event will be open to pre-credentialed media. For interested media, please contact [email protected] .

At 7:00 PM , the First Lady and Second Gentleman will arrive at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Michigan. This arrival will be open press. For interested media, please RSVP HERE by Thursday, May 16th, at 9:00 AM ET.

Saturday, May 18th, 2024

At 11: 30 AM , First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will deliver remarks at a political event in Detroit, Michigan. This event will be open to pre-credentialed media. For interested media, please contact [email protected] .

At 2: 50 PM , the First Lady will deliver remarks at a political event in New York, New York. Her remarks will be open to pre-credentialed media. For interested media, please contact [email protected] .

Jill Biden, Advisory: First Lady Jill Biden to Travel to Michigan and New York Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/371869

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Disruptions Loom as 17 Air Traffic Controllers Balk at Job Relocation

The F.A.A. is clashing with workers over efforts to relocate them from New York to Philadelphia. Senator Chuck Schumer has denounced the plan.

By Kate Kelly

Reporting from Washington and Westbury, N.Y.

By late July, 17 air traffic controllers will be expected to trade in their headsets, walk out of their aging workplace on Long Island and report to a new office in Philadelphia, part of a plan to address a long-running problem with recruiting enough controllers to manage the skies around New York.

Despite the hefty incentives they have been offered to go along, the workers — unwilling to uproot themselves and their families — are balking at the move, and some powerful members of Congress are helping them fight back.

In a blistering letter sent to the Federal Aviation Administration last week, a group of New York lawmakers, including Senator Chuck Schumer, a Democrat and the majority leader, demanded that the agency abandon plans to force the employees’ relocation this summer.

The move places undue hardship on those workers, legislators argued. The “forced reassignments” by the F.A.A., Mr. Schumer and his colleagues wrote, are “both confusing and outrageous.” The controllers say their family lives would be disrupted, citing new marriages, disabled children and elderly parents they care for.

The fact that the Senate’s most powerful legislator would complain so loudly about a tiny group of workers underscores the power of the controllers’ nerve center in Westbury, N.Y. — an intense workplace whose formidable responsibilities, high-stress environment and strong personalities inspired a magazine story and the 1999 movie “Pushing Tin.”

The anger of the controllers and their supporters is clashing with the desperate effort by the F.A.A. to find and train enough employees willing to tackle the demands of ensuring the smooth and safe flow of aircraft in and out of the New York airspace — its most complex, by all accounts.

The New York hub has for years struggled with chronic vacancies, placing its recent staffing levels at some of the lowest levels in the nation. The F.A.A. hopes that shifting some of the responsibility for the work out of New York to a more affordable place to live will make it easier over time to recruit more controllers, leading to higher levels of staffing and, with that, increased air safety and efficiency.

But the agency’s plan also risks losing some of its more experienced controllers who are resistant to moving, which, perversely, could add to the staffing problems.

The relocations, which are scheduled for July 28, are necessary “to improve efficiency and ensure safety in this region,” Bridgett Frey, an F.A.A. spokeswoman, said in a statement.

The group targeted for the move handles the airspace around Newark Liberty International Airport, which in the view of the F.A.A. can be done just as well from Philadelphia as from Long Island. That is because this group of controllers uses radar scopes, instead of guiding planes from a runway tower overlooking takeoffs and landings.

F.A.A. figures show that staffing gaps last year at the Long Island building affected 4 percent of the 541,136 takeoffs and landings that occurred at New York’s major airports last summer. The agency expects the summer flying season, which begins later this month, to be its busiest since 2010.

The air traffic controllers say they, too, are fighting with safety in mind. They say they need to be in the same room with their New York colleagues, as they are now, to communicate quickly with them in a crisis.

“This is an extremely stressful job,” said Joe Segretto, the controller who is president of the local chapter of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association representing the New York airspace hub. For controllers, he added, being forced by the F.A.A. to relocate away from spouses and children “is going to add a tremendous amount of pressure.”

As moving day draws closer, the fight looms larger. The F.A.A. already put in place a 10 percent reduction in flight volume in the New York area to cope with lower staffing levels at its New York Terminal Radar Approach Control building in Westbury, known internally as N90. But any further staffing issues could mean there simply are not enough controllers to manage the increased volume planned for summer, forcing delays.

The fate of this handful of employees in a work force of more than 14,000 has gotten the attention of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, even as his workload strains under the demands of tackling jetliner assembly problems at Boeing, investigating the cause of recent train derailments and leading the battle against what the Biden Administration says are “junk fees” charged by airlines.

“The complexity of N90 is more complex than many countries’ entire airspaces,” Mr. Buttigieg said in an interview with The New York Times in December.

Given the low staffing levels at N90, he added, “we know there needs to be more attention there.” Just 59 percent of available controller roles in the building are filled, according to March figures from the F.A.A.

Last June, the F.A.A. was chastised by the inspector general’s office at the Transportation Department, its parent agency, for doing too little to address yearslong shortfalls in controller staffing. Days after those findings were published, United Airlines delayed and canceled flights that affected 150,000 passengers. Scott Kirby, United’s chief executive, blamed the F.A.A. for controller shortages that he said exacerbated a situation in which his pilots were already contending with bad weather in the New York area.

Controllers working at N90, which is housed in a squat, windowless building in suburban Long Island, are responsible for overseeing the early ascent and descent of hundreds of thousands of flights at John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark airports each year — equating to at least 60 per hour in and out of Newark alone on a typical day or evening shift, according to F.A.A. data. N90 is second to Southern California’s airspace in size but is arguably a more critical cog in the overall system, affecting the punctuality and well-being of hundreds of thousands of passengers each day.

The F.A.A. has battled controller shortages nationwide since the pandemic, which forced pauses in training at both its Oklahoma City academy and on-site at air traffic control hubs around the United States. But N90’s low staffing has been particularly urgent.

The controllers’ jobs are so demanding and specialized that years of experience are customarily required to do them, including 18 to 24 months of hands-on training at N90 after working assignments at less-busy locations. Westbury’s short staffing in recent years has meant that some controllers have earned close to $400,000 a year because of extra pay, according to F.A.A. documents reviewed by The New York Times. At $183,000, the head of the F.A.A., Michael Whitaker, makes much less.

The agency over the years has tried a variety of strategies for filling the vacant jobs at N90, including offering raises and bonuses and using new recruitment tactics. (One hiring effort that targeted candidates with no relevant experience — referred to by some N90 controllers as “off-the-street” hires — was tried, controllers say, without much success.)

The washout rate has remained stubbornly high. Just 32 percent of N90 trainees achieved certification as fully qualified, according to F.A.A. statistics from March, a far lower rate than at comparable facilities. The Transportation Department’s report last year showed that N90 had the fewest supervisors of any Terminal Radar Approach Control, or Tracon, building in the nation, with only eight in place out of 30 authorized slots.

The F.A.A. has been working to relocate some of N90’s controllers to Philadelphia since at least 2020, only to be stymied by both the controllers’ union and New York legislators.

Its most recent effort to negotiate a move with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association began late last year. The two sides came to terms in March, according to documents reviewed by The Times, with a package that included an initial 15 percent incentive bonus and a $75,000 payout for those who moved to Philadelphia permanently. But, lacking an adequate number of volunteers to make the Philadelphia transfer work, the F.A.A. took a tougher stance about six weeks later, according to an April 29 memorandum that was reviewed by The Times: It notified more than a dozen N90 controllers that they would be involuntarily reassigned.

Under urging from the union, Representative Anthony D’Esposito, whose district includes N90, put together the May 7 letter demanding that the F.A.A. rescind its reassignments. In addition to Mr. Schumer, it was signed by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and four other members of Congress from the region in and around Long Island. Three of them were Republicans, including Mr. D’Esposito.

“You have people who actually have strong, solid jobs, and they’re not moving because they want to — they’re moving because we’re telling them to,” Mr. D’Esposito said in an interview. “It’s not a good situation.”

Some controllers who do not move may be reassigned to new roles at N90. But getting a new role is dependent upon proving to the F.A.A. that a move would create undue hardship and would require training for a new post for a year or more.

The F.A.A., which spent $36 million to renovate and upgrade the Philadelphia Tracon building, has recently tried again to make the relocation attractive. In the April 29 memo in which it mandated the 17 staff moves, the agency raised to $100,000 its incentive bonuses for controllers who relocated to Philadelphia, either temporarily or permanently.

Yet Mr. Segretto, the union chapter president, and many of his members are unwavering.

“We are completely against it,” he said. “It’s forcing air traffic controllers to choose between their career and leave their families, or to resign from their job.”

Mark Walker contributed reporting from Washington.

Kate Kelly covers money, policy and influence for The Times. More about Kate Kelly