"Why was a plane able to fly over New York?"

Roger (K8RI) wrote:
On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 07:28:25 +0200, Greg Farris

"Why was a plane able to fly over New York?"

The question is not ridiculous.
Many cities in the world do not allow GA flight anywhere near, and many do
not allow commercial overflight either (usually for noise abatement
considerations). To allow it, one would have to submit that the risk to
benefit ratio is favorable.

Oddly enough, most commercial traffic from the west to LGA goes
DIRECTLY over Manhattan. Check out flightaware or passur and watch
the flight tracks.