Press Releases

June 11th, 2024 – Today JetBlue senior leadership joins Town of Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter, Airport Commissioner Shelley LaRose-Arken, and business and community leaders from across Long Island, to celebrate JetBlue’s announcement of nonstop air service from Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) to three popular destinations.

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November 20th, 2024 – Members of the Board of Directors of Islip Food for Hope, Supervisor Angie Carpenter and the Islip Town Board came together to pack more than 1,000 'Boxes of Love' for distribution

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October 2nd, 2024 – Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) today celebrate the inaugural nonstop Breeze Airways flight to Fort Myers, Florida, along with the air carrier’s doubling of frequency to Vero Beach, Florida.

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October 3rd, 2024 – MacArthur Airport is again a winner in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards in the Best Small Airport Category, jumping from 5th to 3rd place in this year’s competition. On August 26, voting began following MacArthur Airport’s nomination by an independent panel of travel experts and editors. Nineteen other airports were also nominated for the Award.

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October 25th, 2024 – Islip Town Supervisor, Angie Carpenter announced today that Ela Dokonal, AICP CUD CC-P LEED-AP, Commissioner, Town of Islip Planning and Development Department, is the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Andrew Haswell Green Award for her outstanding contributions to urban planning for many years. The award was presented on behalf of the American Planning Association – New York Metro Chapter (APA NYM Chapter) at the 2024 APA-NYM Annual Conference on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at the NYU Kimmel Center for University Life.

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