Overview
- Port Authority Police responded around 6:30 p.m. to reports of a horse on the JFK Expressway.
- Officers determined the animal had crossed airport property and run south onto the Van Wyck Expressway.
- The horse was safely contained at the entrance to Terminal 1 and was uninjured, according to officials.
- The Port Authority Police lieutenants union credited a lieutenant for quick thinking and calm control during the capture.
- Local caretakers identified the horse as “Sundance” and said it bolted through an improperly locked gate during post-event feeding and cleanup.