Fighter Jet Intercepts Small Plane Flying Over NYC After Biden’s UN Speech

NEW YORK (CBS New York) — An F-16 fighter jet seen soaring through the Manhattan skies on Tuesday afternoon was sent to intercept a single-engine Cessna plane that entered a restricted flying area, according to NORAD. The incident happened around 2 p.m., several hours after President Biden spoke at the United Nations.

The incident is now under investigation, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to CBS2.
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